Asking because of Air India 171. Pilots and their unions are objecting to it because of “privacy” reasons. What do you think about it?
Asking because of Air India 171. Pilots and their unions are objecting to it because of “privacy” reasons. What do you think about it?
Yes and no.
Yes because these people are at work; if they’re not using a bathroom, having cameras recording them while they perform their job is within their employers purview to do.
The can object all they want, but it’s something that is, and can be done for pretty much everyone working. Think about cashier’s at grocery stores and convenience stores… They’re almost always on camera all the time. I can hear someone saying “but that’s different, it’s for security”… Is it?
Having a flight recording of what the cockpit is doing during the flight, seems like something you would want when you are entrusting them with a multimillion dollar piece of machinery and hundreds of people’s lives.
On the other hand, where the hell is that information going to go? The black box? Doubtful, that shit is already cram packed with stuff they need to record. On a device in the cockpit? Sure, you’ll never find it in a crash, but you do you, I guess.
So I’m on the no side because unless you’re putting it in the flight recorder, it’s borderline useless for anything beyond scrutinizing someone doing their job. If you are putting it in the flight recorder, is there any information that’s going to get left out to make space for the video of pilots picking their noses at 30,000 ft?