Laptops

[SansPlane]

start holding individuals responsible

What is the address of this fantasy land you speak of... Perhaps you have dozed and not yet waken...

 

[LJ45]

now they are saying they had no radio contact for 3 hours WTF, something aint right !

 

[Rokit88]

Does SELCAL work over the CONUS? I would assume it would. Couldn't you get their attention by pinging that over and over?

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

Laptops in the cockpit? I don't care, as long as they do their jobs. Music, laptop, reading, etc. As long as you fly the airplane safely.

If you think laptops should be banned because they might cause a distraction:

Then, we should ban Warning Lights...because that '70s crew in FL was concentrating on the Gear Warning Light not illuminating, and flew into the ground and killed everyone.

Then, we should ban talking in the cockpit...sterile cockpit from pushback to block in, because I know a crew that flew for 2 1/2 hours+, across the center of the country, without talking to ATC, because they were having an intense disagreement about religion.

Then, we should ban young children from riding in motor vehicles, as the number one distraction that causes accidents is young children in the vehicle.

cliff
NBO

 

[Tristar]

Hi!

Laptops in the cockpit? I don't care, as long as they do their jobs. Music, laptop, reading, etc. As long as you fly the airplane safely.

If you think laptops should be banned because they might cause a distraction:

Then, we should ban Warning Lights...because that '70s crew in FL was concentrating on the Gear Warning Light not illuminating, and flew into the ground and killed everyone.

Then, we should ban talking in the cockpit...sterile cockpit from pushback to block in, because I know a crew that flew for 2 1/2 hours+, across the center of the country, without talking to ATC, because they were having an intense disagreement about religion.

Then, we should ban young children from riding in motor vehicles, as the number one distraction that causes accidents is young children in the vehicle.

cliff
NBO

Just to pick nits, it was Eastern 401 - there were 75 survivors of the accident.

Nonetheless, you are correct. More knee jerk stupidity from the clueless clowns we send to represent us.

 

[Fly91]

These NW morons fell asleep...its not about laptops. Its just the excuse they gave...whats pathetic is how anyone even brings up laptops in the media.....do they really believe they were using their laptops and couldn't hear for 3 hours. As well as just forgetting all of a sudden that they have to talk on the radio and land the plane.

This whole circus in the media is hilarious talking about laptops.

 

[LJ45]

these nw morons fell asleep...its not about laptops. Its just the excuse they gave...whats pathetic is how anyone even brings up laptops in the media.....do they really believe they were using their laptops and couldn't hear for 3 hours. As well as just forgetting all of a sudden that they have to talk on the radio and land the plane.

This whole circus in the media is hilarious talking about laptops.

bing!!

 

[Gulfstream 200]

Wont they be able to tell what was being done on the laptops? Did they change any files, draft emails, play and save game stats?

I'm guessing it wont be too hard to figure out.

 

[atpcliff]

Hi!

If they check their laptops, and there is a way to do it, they will find out they weren't being used. They fell asleep.

cliff
NBO

 

[bizjet800]

Hi!

If they check their laptops, and there is a way to do it, they will find out they weren't being used. They fell asleep.

cliff
NBO

I totally agree! It's easier and cheaper to target the "evil" laptops than it is to address the real issue: crew duty and rest issues. These guys should get with the union (the union that's supposed to protect them) and fix the real problem rather than do what politicians do best: treat symptoms as opposed to fixing the problem!

 

[NCherches]

There is no law about texting while taxing yet either... Who's gonna ruin that one for us? haha