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Southwest Airlines passenger restrained and arrested after refusing to turn off his cell phone.
An altercation broke out on a Southwest Airlines flight after a passenger refused to turn off his cell phone. The incident occurred on Monday as the flight from Phoenix was coming into El Paso. (www.dailymail.co.uk) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
at what point will the FAA get realistic about these rules. A cell phone, iPad, or handheld game can't flummox a commercial airliner. I fly with a Droid or an iPad strapped to the yoke on most of my flights (in a Warrior!). These are tools not hazards. That said, yes, we should all obey the rules. But the rules need to be relaxed a bit as they make no sense.
@Matthew Thrasher - sadly, no it's not mine :-) It belongs to Tom Wood Aviation in Indianapolis. I have friends who live there; both my friend and her son have PPLs and fly out of Indy Metro airport. I have handled the controls on a number of occasions and was learning to fly back here in the UK until health issues grounded me.
As for the personal demo on the B200 - well yeah ;-) The instructor who taught my friends to fly worked (works?) for Tom Wood Aviation (or Indianapolis Aviation as it was at the time); my friend works on the FBO at weekends. On a visit there in 2004, instead of hiring 2 172s (Millennium Editions, hence the "ME" in the registration, instead of Skyhawks ;-) ) for a day trip, we were treated to a flight in the B200 instead! It was just me & my family, and my friend & her family, so all very frequent flyers. It was more of a case of "there's the emergency door, keep your seatbelts fastened loosely, and help yourself to the free drinks & chocolate/cookies which we have on board". Well it would be rude not to, wouldn't it?0
As for a demo on the 172 - well next time I'm in Indy, I'll see if I can video one and get it onto YouTube ;-)
As for the personal demo on the B200 - well yeah ;-) The instructor who taught my friends to fly worked (works?) for Tom Wood Aviation (or Indianapolis Aviation as it was at the time); my friend works on the FBO at weekends. On a visit there in 2004, instead of hiring 2 172s (Millennium Editions, hence the "ME" in the registration, instead of Skyhawks ;-) ) for a day trip, we were treated to a flight in the B200 instead! It was just me & my family, and my friend & her family, so all very frequent flyers. It was more of a case of "there's the emergency door, keep your seatbelts fastened loosely, and help yourself to the free drinks & chocolate/cookies which we have on board". Well it would be rude not to, wouldn't it?0
As for a demo on the 172 - well next time I'm in Indy, I'll see if I can video one and get it onto YouTube ;-)
@ Martin Dennett: I was referring the Cessna (N229ME) that can be seen on your members page. I was assuming you were the owner/pilot. Just a little jealous, if you are. :-) LOL, That would be a hilarious comedy skit to have a FA doing the safety demo and trying to get snacks and drinks to the passengers in a Cessna or even an A4. It must have been a very 'personal' safety demo on the B200
@Matthew Thrasher - on the times I've flown on a Cessna, I've not had an FA doing a safety demo. I have on a B200, but not on a 4-seater. Or do you mean the single seat A4 attack aircraft?
@ Martin Dennett: Understood, and have fun with that Skyhawk.
@Martin Dennett
The safety demos have been mandatory ever since I have been flying and DC3s were old then. You have heard the routine so many times you can recite it and probably give that part of the course. You are unusual if you note the exits to travel companions. Most get on like it was a bus to down town. I wounder how many knew where to look for their flotation vest when they plopped into the Hudson that icy day. It only takes one or two who didn't pay attention because they were listening to an Iphone rather than the stu. The airlines have an awesome safety record but they have an awesome potential liability. My guess is they want as many of the cards as they can hold. If three F.A.s are totally occupied with three passengers who didn't pay attention that leaves the balance of passengers on their own with little direction in a critical period.
The safety demos have been mandatory ever since I have been flying and DC3s were old then. You have heard the routine so many times you can recite it and probably give that part of the course. You are unusual if you note the exits to travel companions. Most get on like it was a bus to down town. I wounder how many knew where to look for their flotation vest when they plopped into the Hudson that icy day. It only takes one or two who didn't pay attention because they were listening to an Iphone rather than the stu. The airlines have an awesome safety record but they have an awesome potential liability. My guess is they want as many of the cards as they can hold. If three F.A.s are totally occupied with three passengers who didn't pay attention that leaves the balance of passengers on their own with little direction in a critical period.