That seems to be the consensus opinion.
Not to mention that ATC tried to raise them for an hour. They had to be wearing their headsets during that time.
As a licensed pilot I find this unbelievable, no excuse what-so-ever for these idiots!! They deserve to not only be grounded but fired and never fly a plane again! The bloggers that made the idiot comments about "there but for the grace of god etc.' are just as bad, and the clowns that landed on the taxi way in Atlanta are just as bad, if not worse! Another reminder of why I dont fly anymore, Amtrak is the way to go!
Jesus! I was in ATL last weekend and when we left on Sunday morning we taxied all the way down M and then took off on 27R. As we were on the takeoff roll, my stepson and I counted 10 airplanes lined up on M waiting in line to take off.
I was at ATL yesterday, departed from 9L (27R), and also used M. One would think DL crews would know the layout at ATL. Typically, crews for international routes with heavies are the best of the best. Chilling.
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I had a flight attendant tell me to stop taking pictures out the window on a flight a few months ago. I wrote the airline and they said she was wrong and they would talk to her. Never heard anything further back from the airline.I was reading about the 100 mile extension to the trip again this morning in the paper (you know, that flimsy white thing with ink that rubs off on your hands, and finds more use in the bottom of the birdcage... but I digress) and it occurred to me that this wouldn't have happened if I were aboard monitoring progress with my GPS. Oops, that's right, last time I used it on a plane, a very stern attendant told be in no uncertain terms to shut it off, as it was illegal to receive radio signals on a plane. I didn't want to argue with her as I had things to do after deplaning besides seeing what the inside of SFO's security facilities looked like.
Some airlines (including Southwest I think) let you use the GPS when above 10,000 feet, so long as it does not SEND radio signals. I don't think they can uless they have Bluetooth capabilities. Anyway, the max speed on my GPS is 600 MPH!I was reading about the 100 mile extension to the trip again this morning in the paper (you know, that flimsy white thing with ink that rubs off on your hands, and finds more use in the bottom of the birdcage... but I digress) and it occurred to me that this wouldn't have happened if I were aboard monitoring progress with my GPS. Oops, that's right, last time I used it on a plane, a very stern attendant told be in no uncertain terms to shut it off, as it was illegal to receive radio signals on a plane. I didn't want to argue with her as I had things to do after deplaning besides seeing what the inside of SFO's security facilities looked like.
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They had F-16s on hot standby in Madison, WI. They were able to raise the plane and verify it was not being hijacked before they needed to scramble the jets. Just before.
Now that's just freaking ridiculous!I had a flight attendant tell me to stop taking pictures out the window on a flight a few months ago. I wrote the airline and they said she was wrong and they would talk to her. Never heard anything further back from the airline.I was reading about the 100 mile extension to the trip again this morning in the paper (you know, that flimsy white thing with ink that rubs off on your hands, and finds more use in the bottom of the birdcage... but I digress) and it occurred to me that this wouldn't have happened if I were aboard monitoring progress with my GPS. Oops, that's right, last time I used it on a plane, a very stern attendant told be in no uncertain terms to shut it off, as it was illegal to receive radio signals on a plane. I didn't want to argue with her as I had things to do after deplaning besides seeing what the inside of SFO's security facilities looked like.
I did that, I checked the airline website later, and the TSA website. Not a word said about it. You can't argue with these people in the air, you get grilled on all 4 sides when you land.Some airlines (including Southwest I think) let you use the GPS when above 10,000 feet, so long as it does not SEND radio signals. I don't think they can uless they have Bluetooth capabilities. Anyway, the max speed on my GPS is 600 MPH!I was reading about the 100 mile extension to the trip again this morning in the paper (you know, that flimsy white thing with ink that rubs off on your hands, and finds more use in the bottom of the birdcage... but I digress) and it occurred to me that this wouldn't have happened if I were aboard monitoring progress with my GPS. Oops, that's right, last time I used it on a plane, a very stern attendant told be in no uncertain terms to shut it off, as it was illegal to receive radio signals on a plane. I didn't want to argue with her as I had things to do after deplaning besides seeing what the inside of SFO's security facilities looked like.
You need to look at the back of the in-flight magazine for a list of approved (or unapproved) devices and go from there.
There are voice recorders now, as part of the Back Box, right?
