Originally Posted by
ILOVELAMP
There actually is no FAR preventing you from having a camera in the cockpit.
That's true of *cameras*, but 121.542(d) says the following:
During all flight time as defined in 14 CFR 1.1, no flight crewmember may use, nor may any pilot in command permit the use of, a personal wireless communications device (as defined in 49 U.S.C. 44732(d)) or laptop computer while at a flight crewmember duty station unless the purpose is directly related to operation of the aircraft, or for emergency, safety-related, or employment-related communications, in accordance with air carrier procedures approved by the Administrator.
An
InFO dated 20 May 2014 says:
Operators should be aware of the following:
•This prohibition includes any personal use by flight crew members of these devices, including, but not limited to, talking, texting, bidding for schedules, reading or accessing the Internet.
In other words, all personal use is prohibited, whether or not the device is in “airplane mode”
Of course one's FOM/GOM guidance is controlling, but it would certainly seem the intent is to include tablets & smartphones (which do obviously include camera functions) under the prohibition.
Regardless, the author's
hard hitting investigative reporting is little more than attention-grabbing clickbait...and his "naming names" and dropping dimes to airlines and the FAA is beyond the pale.
Pilots need to be smart about everything work-related they put on social media...