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Selfie dude gets on this site.

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Originally Posted by ILOVELAMP (Post 1781292)

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:

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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:

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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...

I regularly see check-ins from the penalty box. Careful folks!

Lets be real, names were dropped, but whats everyone's opinion on what will happen to these poor souls? I feel a slap on wrist and maybe a safety seminar on technology in flight deck is in store.

Guys, look on the bright side. Every one of these guys in this article is a potential seniority number you may get to move up.

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Originally Posted by prex8390 (Post 1781317)

Lets be real, names were dropped, but whats everyone's opinion on what will happen to these poor souls? I feel a slap on wrist and maybe a safety seminar on technology in flight deck is in store.

Hopefully, it'll result in (at most) a non-disciplinary chat with a Chief Pilot and a memo reminding the pilot group of company GOM/FOM guidance, corporate social media policy, and the importance of discretion.

Amazed they didn't mention the worst offender of all time.

ADVENTURES OF CAP?N AUX

Adventures of Cap'n Aux

With the 1500 rule and the increasing cost of training I think these photos provided good motivation for the future pilots of the community.

Shame how one low life reporter can ruin it.

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Originally Posted by Auzzie (Post 1781328)

With the 1500 rule and the increasing cost of training I think these photos provided good motivation for the future pilots of the community.

Shame how one low life reporter can ruin it.

And there are also dozens of paying passengers sitting behind these pilots, at the very moment these pictures are taken, who are relying them to safely and professionally transport them.

The sterile stuff is way stupid. However good luck trying to prove how the pictures outside of sterile were taken. As long as you don't use a banned PED to take the picture you're OK. Never post anything on FB or any other public site you wouldn't mind the FAA or the company seeing.