mrmak2

Ok, maybe scallywag is more appropriate

TurboFan

Last time I checked, taking pictures on the ramp didn't make you a terrorist. Besides, who cares what they think/say?

As for the videos from the cockpits, it won't break my heart if there is one less video of someone rotating to the Top Gun theme.

twebb

I remember the episode from mythbusters where they amplified every cell phone frequency and it did nothing to the navigation systems. I find it hard to believe that a video camera will throw off the navigation in an airplane. Think of all the frequencies that are around us right now. Think of all the people on airplanes that don't turn off their phones or electronics. Do ALL of you turn off your phones every time you step onto the plane? The only thing that could be affected would be the magnetic compass...who uses that until *something* hits the fan? (unless you have a regular DG).

If the bad guys just had to turn on their phone or video camera during TO/Landing, we'd be in trouble.

flyandive

Well, If you are going to post at least make sure they can't identify you! Seriously though, if you look there are very few decent shots from inside a US airliner while it's landing or taking off, and it seems they are disappearing, so people must be getting the message.

Although, LOL, one of my favorite saying they reiterated to us in ground school is that, "Someone, is ALWAYS watching!" Here is my favorite illustration of that, one of ours getting his picture taken, as he is taking a picture of his landing!

Photos: Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100ER Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

flyandive

There are many reasons for not allowing electronic devices. It first started when the FCC wasn't sure of the effect. Then when they determined most devices would be negligible they allowed them above 10,000. The fear was that they would be distracting or in the case of music players, people would be unable to hear safety announcements.
As for cell phones, my understanding is that when a cell phone is on, is occupies a channel at a nearby cell tower. If it is within range of multiple towers, such as in the air, I think it limits the amount of users on the network. Beside, when I have forgotten to turn my phone off, I've noticed it usually says "No Network" when it is in the air. Also, when it is working, it creates an extremely annoying buzzing in the headset. Anybody else noticed this? Like when you put a phone next to a speaker and receive a call.

tangoindia

LOL you are right...not much to add after that picture.

I do know of some pilots that have gotten in trouble due to some pictures on the web and some archives from liveatc.net.

Oh well...keep it safe!


TI

Riverside

Oh that picture is priceless. Hope the FAA don't find out about that picture.

ConnectionPilot

I'm not sure that there is much they can do on that one.

ExperimentalAB

That photo is brilliant! "Candid" at it's best!

ChickenFlight

The photographer (the one on the ground) that took that picture is actually a former student of mine, and I do believe he deems it his greatest achievement in life so far.

As for still photographs in the cockpit there is always plausible deniability. Apparently we are all to young to remember the days of film photography. There is no way for the FAA to prove that the picture was taken with a digital camera from a pilot seat and not a wind-up camera from the jumpseat. As for films, it would be hard to say that someone in the jumpseat had the crank camera used to capture the Titanic’s departure and you didn’t notice.