Originally Posted by
Cogf16
Are you serious????? SOPA SMAC fan are you? I understand sterile cockpit procedures but do you really think the Feds would care if you added a few info things to a PA? Like, "We're #4 for T/O, it's an hour and a half to XXX, we should be on time, it's clear and 70 degrees, since it's late, we won't bother you with any PA's. F/A's please prepare the cabin for T/O. Use a little judgment and common sense.........
Assuming the parking brake isn't set, that's a lot of extra info. I think good judgment and common sense would be to only provide info of an operational necessity to the crew. This is not a customer service PA.
There's a PA guide on DeltaNet that describes "the basics" as asking the flight attendants to prepare for departure. Even though it's supposed to be done within three minutes of takeoff, I think it would be ok to provide what number you are in line because it provides a clear time frame to them.
The guide also says that IAW sterile flight deck regulations, this PA
shall be limited to "the basics" unless the brakes are set.