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The pilots of Instagram: beautiful views from the cockpit, violating rules of the air
The pilots of Instagram are internet famous. Their stunning photos of the skies, captured from their unusual perspective inside the cockpit, garner hundreds, sometimes thousands of likes from fans. But taking photos, or using most any electronic device, while piloting a commercial aircraft is prohibited by American and European regulators. Pilots for airlines large and small, flying planes of all sizes, seem to be violating the safety rules, taking photos with their phones as well as GoPro… (qz.com) עוד...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Most photos I saw were taken at flight levels above 10,000 or pre/post flight. Those below 10,000 obviously you can't tell who took the photos or if it was even a 121 operation.
Remember the Northwest Airlines commercial after the Twins won the World Series in 1991?
I'm sure it was shot in a simulator....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quBSerGj5xs
I'm sure it was shot in a simulator....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quBSerGj5xs
I see no problem w/ photography as long as it is someone other then the two crew members flying or is of a remote device doing the photography. As of yet, I have seen nothing that would cause issues w/ me. Keep up the good work, to all who provide an insight to this "private work place".
It's all the rage now, "alarmist" journalism. It borders on yelling FIRE in a crowded theater.
apparently the author used 'Airplane' the movie as a de-facto textbook. (I picked the wrong day to quit drinking...)
Uh ! Bottom line is you can leave the cockpit to use the bathroom, and leave a flight attendant in the seat. So FAA !! You've been weighed and measured and found wanting, ... for any logic.