Temperature checks for crew and pax
03-27-2020, 02:04 PM
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In China, everywhere you go you get your temperature taken. Hotels won't let you inside until your temperature checks at the door, and then they recheck you before they speak to you at the counter. In airports, they're checking temperatures. At one point they had temporary stalls setup where they were disinfecting people -- not sure how I feel about that. I have the pictures but don't know how to upload to APC.
At FedEx, we've been required to check our temperatures twice daily and the company checks in via email with 5 statements ... "Yes, i've been checking my temperature twice daily and have no fever or other symptoms. No, I haven't been checking and I have no other symptoms. Yes, and I have a low grade fever. Yes, and I have a dry cough. ... etc.etc."
At FedEx, we've been required to check our temperatures twice daily and the company checks in via email with 5 statements ... "Yes, i've been checking my temperature twice daily and have no fever or other symptoms. No, I haven't been checking and I have no other symptoms. Yes, and I have a low grade fever. Yes, and I have a dry cough. ... etc.etc."
03-27-2020, 02:32 PM
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Temperature checks for crew and pax
JAL requires their crews to take a breathalyzer before operating and every 6 hours until crew rest (yes in flight). It has to be witnessed and sent to Ops. If they can do it something that onerous, a quick non contact thermometer scan is certainly doable. It’s a matter of cost/benefit analysis by the bean counters. Evidently it’s not worth the cost to them.
03-27-2020, 03:10 PM
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We can employ the concept of personal responsibility and take our own temp, then call in sick with a fever. We don't have to rely on a government mandated program for everything. It will take a while to get thermal scanners at enough appropriate checkpoints, but I'm sure they are coming. Customs and immigration will be the first place you see them, because it won't interfere with airline revenue if you check passengers after the flight.
03-27-2020, 05:30 PM
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Temperature checks for crew and pax
Originally Posted by Gunfighter
We can employ the concept of personal responsibility and take our own temp, then call in sick with a fever. We don't have to rely on a government mandated program for everything. It will take a while to get thermal scanners at enough appropriate checkpoints, but I'm sure they are coming. Customs and immigration will be the first place you see them, because it won't interfere with airline revenue if you check passengers after the flight.
If only we were all so responsible, they wouldn’t be needed anywhere. But people are selfish, including pilots, and will continue to fly sick.
03-28-2020, 03:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Turbo1
I want my temperature taken like my mama did when I was a baby…
I would think the guys in tech ops could retrofit the jets with rectal temp probes hard wired into the master caution/warning systems. Update the preflight and shutdown checklists along with the QRH and we are good to go.
03-28-2020, 03:41 AM
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Originally Posted by CoefficientX
I think you’re on to something. They say rectal temp is the most accurate way to measure body temp.
I would think the guys in tech ops could retrofit the jets with rectal temp probes hard wired into the master caution/warning systems. Update the preflight and shutdown checklists along with the QRH and we are good to go.
I would think the guys in tech ops could retrofit the jets with rectal temp probes hard wired into the master caution/warning systems. Update the preflight and shutdown checklists along with the QRH and we are good to go.
03-28-2020, 07:01 AM
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Speaking of ***holes, I'm getting feedback that Delta abandoned passengers on at least one island. UAL came to their rescue as well as some Canadian carriers. Anybody hear anything like that?
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