Originally Posted by
dashtrash300
I wouldn't be surprised if someone recommended getting rid of the sterile cockpit rule and just not allowing any unnecessary conversations during the entire flight. They could justify it with the Northwest flight. "If they were not talking to each other, the probably would have not overflown MSP."

That would make a 5 hour flight across the country pretty f`en boring.
I think one could make a good argument about an increase in pilots falling asleep if an all sterile flight rule were created.