On several airplanes I have flown a cell phone in the cockpit or in the right place in the cabin causes noticeable interference on the VHF comm radios...it's not implausible that it could also degrade a LOC which is on the adjacent frequency range to comms. Who knows what else could be effected. Is it going to cause the explosive bolts on the wings to fire, dooming the airplane? No. But it might create an unneeded distraction at the wrong moment.

Also an analog cell phone (still used in some less-populated areas of the US) in the back seat row will set off the cargo smoke detector in a CRJ 200...that's an automatic blow the bottles and land at nearest suitable...$$$$$$$

A lot has changed since those regs were written. Ever notice how they mention specific devices? You can't use a phone but an electric shaver is ok. When I turn on my electric shaver at home it makes the TV fuzzy. Go figure.

I've been told that phones aren't allowed for a couple reason. I haven't had them confirmed. One was that the older analog phones ran on a freq. close enough to cause interference with the ILS. The second reason was that the towers used for cell phones can only handle X amount of operations per second. When in an aircraft and using a phone your phone hits more than one tower. That increases the amount of operations each tower is doing. It also made it hard to be billed by companies where roaming charges applied everywhere. It wasn't uncommon to drive 15 miles and all the sudden be roaming. Now of course these aren't issues but with the FAA it seems that once something is on paper it's pretty much impossible to get rid of it.

Honestly, if you're dumb enough to post a video you took below 10,000ft on Myspace, Youtube, etc. and have something to identify who you are ... you deserve to get caught. I don't wish it on anyone, but if you're going to take a video (which we all do at some point or another), just be smart about it :) There's a ton of great video to be taken and shared!

Please speak for yourself only. There are many more of us who take our jobs seriously enough to not intentionally break policy or regulations.

On Facebook / Myspace you have the option of allowing only certain users to access the videos (such as your 'friends' list) :)

Forgive me for my ignorance, but is the FAA saying that all videos taken by pilots or jumpseaters are against the rules? So all of the thousands of videos on YouTube of takeoffs and landings, whether it be in a CRJ-200 or an A340 or a B747, are not permissable? I guess I don't understand how it's wrong for a pilot in the jumpseat to video tape another pilot flying an approach. If I were an airline pilot, I would love to have a video that shows the professional environment everyone operates under.

Hey, it's no mistake that my commercial training didn't take the top spot. ;)

I want to see an outside perspective of how I run my cockpit. What better way than having a jumpseater videotape it for analysis later?

If I remember correctly, they did find that a cell phone could cause severe interference to a VOR receiver if the electrical shielding on the wires connected to the VOR receiver had been removed or broken. It is perfectly plausible (in Mythbusters terms) to assume that if the shielding on the wiring had been broken, a cell phone could cause problems. I'm not saying it's likely, but plausible... maybe.

For cripe's sake dude, chillax a little...! So serious Mr. Captain Mason ::smart salute:: :p

The A380 has a pretty large recorder in the ceiling. Airbus A380 - cockpit | p a n o r e p o r t a g e | g i l l e s v i d a l

Some of the 145s I fly have closed circuit systems in them and I don't recall any special GOM provisions about turning it off.

That A380 cockpit panorama is really cool.

As of March, 2008 all analog networks have been shutdown.

As of late the only interference I've heard of with an aircraft is the alleged jamming signal that brought down the BA 777.

Put your cell phone near the cup holder on the crj200 and the damn efis comp mon goes off twice as much as normal. Anyone who has flown it knows that thing goes off too much as it is.

Give me a break their are more important things going on in this industry then worrying about us taking pictures during takeoff and landings. If we followed the rules to a T we would never leave the ground, just keep your pictures and videos to yourself.

Maybe it's cell phones causing the never ending barrage of "duct mon fault" status messages.

Ya, I am pretty sure that was discredited and the real source was apperent Iceing in the fuel lines!

Has anyone noticed that this type of thread always shows up in only place - the regional boards?? Has anyone noticed that a thread such as this never appears on the major boards?

Many on here think they are owed some amount of "respect" because of their chosen profession. However, when one reads a thread like this one sees a bunch of people griping over the feds cracking down on them taking videos of themselves flying. And you wonder why you're looked down upon by those of us at the majors.

This is a career and not some after-school job. When many of you refer to your peers as a "tool" because they follow the rules, that doesn't say much about your level of professionalism. In fact, it further reinforces the stereotype that many of you at the commuters/regionals are nothing more than a bunch of young punks with shiny-jet syndrome.

Why do you need to film yourselves in the first place? Do you honestly think that people are impressed because you fly an RJ?

:) yup.....I was wondering if I was the only one thinking how funny this would look on the majors section

You have it all wrong. Don't you know the number of chicks you can pick up on Myspace when they watch your video and find out you are a jet pilot???????

It must be nice getting to sit on a perch.

We collectively screwed up and management won the round to send a bunch of work to the regionals. That combined with the crappy environment over the last while means a great deal of pilots have been and will continue to remain at the regionals for a while. It is not something to whine about, it just is. However, those people you look down on would have been at a major for a while given the prior environment.

Yes, it is bad to call someone a tool for following the rules. However, it seems the point most are trying to make is that the FAA chooses to pursue this issue to the detriment of more important issues that have a greater impact on safety.

Get off of your high horse. Don't tell me that you have never broken the sterile cockpit rule. You're being a complete hypocrite. Are you stocked up on hair products?:rolleyes:

Speak for yourself. I am pretty laid back but under 10,000 is Steril cockpit for a reason. Above 10,000. maybe but only for somthing worthy of a photo, if ever.

Yea I would say people are impressed. Many people would kill to have the job of flying around the country. Obviously the pay isn't good, why else do you think we are here?

Btw, there are videos on YouTube from guys in the majors. Don't point the finger at regionals when everyone does it.

Hey guys I just had a 14 and half hour duty day today, and I am sure glad that there was no pictures taken because that might have been dangerous....:rolleyes:

I know before I started flying, flightsim and youtube videos were excellent motivation for me. The guys who are just starting training love to see how the big boys do it. There is a reason why the "justplanes" company sells so many cockpit videos (which, btw, are never on American carriers).

We're not talking about Sterile Cockpit, we're talking about taking retarded videos with one hand strapped into a camera unable to take control of the aircraft; and posting it on Youtube, along with your Myspace page next to the picture of you with "Popped Collars" at some high school party.:cool:

The original video in question was taken by a jumpseater.

Actually, read the fourth paragraph in the linked article as well as several posts in this thread. This is about Sterile Cockpit.

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Believe me, I can sympathize with the pay issue - having been there and done it. I think the reason you are there is to gain experience and to better qualify yourself for more gainful employment in the future with a larger carrier/flight department - and I don't fault anyone for that.

Maybe the FAA should quit watching Youtube videos and do some work. Just a thought anyway.

Now I have to go back to surfing the web. ;)

What else are they going to do at work? Watch the skateboarding dog again? I guess this thread is back! :eek: