Distracted Flying Bill S.2745
The senate has introduced legislation as a direct result of the events surrounding the recent Airbus overfly of Minneapolis. This bill is known as the “Distracted Flying Act” and was introduced by Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND), the chairman of the Senate Aviation Subcommittee. It is co-sponsored by Senators Klobuchar (D-MN), Franken (D-MN), Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Rockefeller (D-WV). The bill would prohibit the “personal use” of laptops and personal wireless communications devices on the flight deck during aircraft operations. The prohibition does not apply to the use of laptops or personal wireless communications devices for purposes directly related to the operation of the aircraft, for emergency, safety related, or employment related communications.
ALPA has been meeting with a number of members of Congress and staff in response to an earlier draft of this bill as well as other ideas floating around the hill, such as cockpit video recorders. Had we not weighed in, the language of S.2745, would have prohibited laptop computers from the flight deck altogether. As far as video recorders are concerned, ALPA maintains its firm position that the equipment is NOT necessary and could actually be a detriment to safety. Members and staff have thus far listened and have heard us on this issue, as no legislation on video recorders has been introduced at this time. Stay tuned for further developments.
I guess something as silly as this comes as little suprise given that Lautenburg dude could barely even throw together a sentence in the Colgan hearings.....
Couldn't help but laugh at the bill's title though!!!!
WTF????
So, let's think forward 5 or 10 years when every airline has wireless capabilities on board. Are they saying that they want to prohibit airlines from introducing REAL TIME weather radar on a laptop? Sounds like a knee jerk reaction to me!
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That is great!
This is part of the reactionary government we have now.
It's like someone in a panic throwing up their hands and saying "Do Something!"
I'd be a big fan of being able to crank out the Iphone and get a radar picture of whats beyond the range and capabilities of our amazing onboard radar..... but then we'd probably get called into the CPO because we logged into the onboard wifi while on duty..... Even though we are utilizing "all available resources" as required by the Feds..... But then again I know some peeps will abuse it.
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"The prohibition does not apply to the use of laptops or personal wireless communications devices for purposes directly related to the operation of the aircraft, for emergency, safety related, or employment related communications."
Did you guys just skim over this part?
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Wait.... didnt the NWA pilots say that they were looking at bid stuff? Isnt that a form of employment related communications? So by the senate's very own proposed law they did nothing wrong! hahahaha
Next: USA Today will be outlawed at our hotels... Puzzles interfering with crew member duties.
Byron Dorgan (D-ND), the chairman of the Senate Aviation Subcommittee. It is co-sponsored by Senators Klobuchar (D-MN), Franken (D-MN), Lautenberg (D-NJ), and Rockefeller (D-WV).
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