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UAL CH9: Coming to You Live From the Cockpit?
Many travelers say they find the rapid-fire communications and sometimes lighthearted banter with controllers far more entertaining than the normal fare of second-run movies and music collections offered on in-flight entertainment systems. And some nervous fliers say they find it soothing to hear their captain's confident voice. But allowing passengers to listen in on the cockpit is controversial. Pilots cite concerns about having too many passengers monitoring their performance from the… (online.wsj.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I think it is an excellent service that I enjoy. On a United flight to LAX a couple of years ago one pilot went so far as to offer briefing on the flight on channel 9. He spoke for several minutes on the aircraft, the pilots roles and the flight. It was an excellent piece of communication that I would certainly like to see on all airlines.
Channel 9 is the primary reason I am a 1K on United. It's nice to follow the inbound routing and know just how delayed you will be today coming into ORD.
Must agree with the calmative effect that the ability to monitor air/gnd and air/air dialog has. If it's choppy and it's discussed, then I can relax when we make a course or alt. adjustment. It also allows me to calm my flying companions or flight neighbors. As an avid "scannist" and former StormWatch/EMT, knowing what's happening allows me to prepare rather than worry. Is there a list of carriers that allow "channel 9" type monitoring? The last few flights were with SWA and I found no such channel..:(
I'm sure that the crew has the ability to turn it off if the situation calls for it(in-flight emergency, etc.) right?
^I'm pretty sure "Turning off Channel 9" is not on the emergency checklist if an emergency came up.
during flight time. Makes it more fun &
educational. Wish all airlines had this
feature.