Ipod's and the FAA

[inthegoo]

but oddly, FO's tended to pull these devices out on the ground and in the descent

I asked one FO why he waited to turn on his ipod until the descent and landing (which I told him to turn it off) he said he wanted to listen to "danger zone" while he was landing,

I SH-T you not!

-Goo

P.S. Yes he was a Riddle ace

 

[inthegoo]

Could'nt agree more

There is a whole generation of parents that needs to be slapped

Ive been noticing bumper stickers lately, I saw one the other day on a car with some grungehead at the wheel and two kids in the back seat (not in carseats) the bumpersticker said "GO F-CK YOURSELF!"


Another car had a woman at the wheel and her daughter in the back and the sticker said "I'm here about the b-owj-b"

I didnt really get that one?

-Goo

 

[OnTheRocks]

I think we found Captain Dipsh!t. Welcome aboard you lame POS!! Oh wait, that's not proper terminology, turn me in to pro standards!! I deserve it u jacka$$!!!

Some people just need relax and enjoy their job, instead of being the scrooge of the industry!!!

AMEN to that!

 

[Tank Commander]

This is what happens when kids get put in to grown-up jobs, and some of them are in thier 30's.....

 

[8HourPilot]

Listen here son, this is why we can't have nice things.

This is what happens when kids get put in to grown-up jobs, and some of them are in thier 30's.....

 

[BoilerUP]

Saw a mainline US Airways CA in DCA on Friday, in full uniform, with a white wire dangling from white earbuds in each ear.

Something tells me a mainline East captain isn't any "kid"...

 

[Papps]

An extremely important part of BOTH pilots duty is to listen to, correctly hear, and respond to radio calls. Even if you're not the pilot on the radios and are just sitting there, how do you know that your other pilot just heard that radio call correctly? How do you verify, when acting upon the ATC instruction, that you're doing the right thing if you can't guarantee both of you heard the correct instruction? All it takes is ONE incorrect interpretation, one incorrectly heard number, etc to get a violation on your record. Pilot deviations are hard enough to avoid when you're doing things right, much more when you've got an Ipod playing into your headset.

As a potential pilot of the other aircraft you're about to have a mid-air with because you have to listen to Green Day while in cruise, I'd like to ask you stop doing this. I'm sure your passengers would appreciate it too...

And for those of you who do it secretly so that the other crew member does not know you're doing it, you can know that for sure if I fly with you and catch you doing it, I'll be making a call to pro standards the second we land. I'm not going to put my career or safety in the jeopardy because of your unprofessionalism.

Wow i can't believe people are slamming this post. Its 100% dead on. Its amazing how many brand new F/Os think its alright to watch movies, play PSP, or listen to ipods in flight. I had one guy that couldn't call V1 because he had food in his mouth. Although I would probably just talk to the guy and avoid pro standards.

Bratty rich kid syndrome. what would that be B.R.K.S... its co morbid with SJS

 

[TheRaven]

How would you feel if while wearing your IPOD you missed a radio call that resulted in a violation or accident?

How would you feel if your family was killed on a flight where both pilots had IPODs on and missed a radio call resulting in a mid-air collision? maybe your views would change then.

Would you want your Doctor wearing an IPOD while he is performing open heart surgery on you or your Wife? If something happened, I'm sure your attorney would argue this distracted the surgeon resulting in malpractice.

What about the school bus driver taking your kids on the 4th grade field trip....would you like them concentrating on the task at hand or distracted by an IPOD.

Be a professional. Grow up. Leave the IPOD in the bag while in flight.

 

[PCL_128]

Would you want your Doctor wearing an IPOD while he is performing open heart surgery on you or your Wife?

Many surgeons do listen to music while performing surgery.

 

[Papps]

My other favorite, when the guy next to you is texting on his phone and giggling like a 12 year old girl during the taxi out at a busy airport.

Then they get pissed when you give them the "uhhh dude, you mind shutting down your slumber party over there and giving me a hand" haha wtf

 

[wms]

I find most of these new guys don't realize the impact of a violation. Ruining your chances to get on with a major because you missed an important radio call due to a distraction isn't worth a little music. Don't count on the other guy to catch what you missed. Of course, if you did get a violation there would be less competition for the rest of us. On second thought listen away, unless you're with me.

 

[Tank Commander]

Something tells me a mainline East captain isn't any "kid"...

Walking through the terminal? Tacky. Flying an airplane? An idiot.

 

[CA1900]

Did the USAir guy misplace his copy if "Impressions of Excellence"?

 

[cfi_greg]

What about the school bus driver taking your kids on the 4th grade field trip....would you like them concentrating on the task at hand or distracted by an IPOD.

Be a professional. Grow up. Leave the IPOD in the bag while in flight.[/quote]

I'm pretty sure buses have radios

 

[APFPilot]

... never mind

 

[The_Russian]

I had an interesting discussion today with a captain that said they can't be used at all during flight.

I'm sure any conversation you had with a Captain is interesting!

uke:

:laugh:

 

[The_Russian]

Walking through the terminal? Tacky. Flying an airplane? An idiot.

Hey TC wuz hap-nin? Hope things are well for ya. Next time you get to FLL hit me up for a beer!

 

[TOOL CRIB]

I flew with a captain just a few years from retirement who listens to an ipod every flight. It ain't just the kiddies. One time I briefed a whole approach only to have him come back 5 min later and ask "what runway are they using?"

 

[captham]

Ask yourself?

What if the guys on Comair in Lexington had Ipods on?

Let's face it. We are no longer heroes no matter what our egos tell us. The media is bashing us all the time for pilots and flight attendants being stupid. If we want higher pay and not be treated like kids, we have to fly by the book.

You guys keep it safe out there.

 

[IronCityBlue]

I asked one FO why he waited to turn on his ipod until the descent and landing (which I told him to turn it off) he said he wanted to listen to "danger zone" while he was landing,

I SH-T you not!

-Goo

P.S. Yes he was a Riddle ace

Regardless of where we all may stand on the issue of ipods during flight, I think we can all agree that we need to preserve any and every Riddle ace who listens to Danger Zone while landing. They are a priceless breed of aviator and should be treated with kid gloves like an endangered species, lest we one day lose them all. :nuts: