Last Month I wrote an article about a new FAR: PEDs in the Flight Deck Prohibited! This post created quiet a discussion. Then I received an interesting email from a friend working for an international airline.
His captain was looking up a system on his iPad, as they were having a curious indication and wanted to verify and review their systems knowledge. They were enroute over the ocean, keeping an eye or two on the instruments, and the captain whipped out his ipad and looked up the system.
The first officer enlightened him of this new FAR. He told him his iPad was illegal because it was distracting and the FAA created a regulation prohibiting it.
The captain was incredulous. "How could the manual be safer than the iPad?" he asked. "Okay," he said. "I certainly don't want to violate a regulation."
The captain was incredulous. "How could the manual be safer than the iPad?" he asked. "Okay," he said. "I certainly don't want to violate a regulation."
He put his iPad away and brought out the manual.
My friend sent me the photos.
What's more distracting...
You decide.
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