Ipod's and the FAA

[CutEmUp]

I can't think of any freight dogs I know who DON'T have at lest an ipod on during all phases of flight. And they're the ONLY PILOT! With NO autopilot! No wonder they're falling from the sky faster than a Riddle Ace's ego!

So, are you kind enough to tell these freight dogs that you know to turn off thier ipods because this will cause them to fall from the sky?

 

[G2T]

CFI 121.33 Reads: I-Pods may not be used during any portion of flight unless accompanied by: a) Spikey Hair; b) Suitable Backpack. There you have it, the FAA has spoken.

I'm surprised there isn't a Flight Info regulation requiring backpacks, spikey hair, ipods, or gojet to be mentioned in EVERY thread before proceeding to the second page. This is getting ridiculous, these things get discussed in multiple threads every day.uke:

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...

I don't like listening to Green Day when I fly, keeps me too on edge. I'm more of a Miles Davis kind of guy.

 

[Rerouted]

Yup. So it goes my boy.

 

[wms]

I think you just have to be smart about it...
...I think if guys would be a little more discreet and use some common sense, this wouldn't be an issue.

Did you mean smart about it, or sneaky?

Maybe you can just go tell the chief pilot your captain won't let you listen to your music.

 

[acaTerry]

It's going to take an accident...

 

[say again]

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.

U cant be serious!?! And if u are, I feel sorry for ya.
I listen to my tunes and do a dam good job of replying to ATC and doing my other duties (monitoring instruments). If something is to happen, earphones can easily be removed!!!

 

[WWEfan]

I listen to tunes from the time we release the brake until we set it again. Never had a problem.

 

[flying4food]

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.

what a tool, or I mean fool. So do you tattle on everything you see? So if I'm not wearing my hat, will you turn me in to Pro Standards? If I forget to turn my phone off, and do so while I'm taxiing, will you turn me in?? Will you turn me in for making a please remain seated announcement while rolling towards the gate, (waiting for the rampers?)

You must be very popular at your current company. Do us a favor and stay there! This industry is getting worse everyday, management is doing a great job at that. We don't need worthless tools like you making thing's worse.

 

[say again]

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.

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!!!

 

[Axel]

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

 

[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.....