"Scott Skylane" wrote in message
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NoPoliticsHere wrote:

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If you think that, with no inflight web surfing currently available,
pilot's eyes, ears, hands, and feet remain solidly affixed to to the
controls 100% of the time while airborne, you are mistaken. You may be
surprised to learn that during long, boring cruise operations, newspapers,
magazines, and books are read by all involved. Conversations take place
that have *nothing* to do with the flight at hand! Believe it or not,
some will open up a personal DVD player and watch a movie, or listen to
music on their iPod.

The fact is, a professional, experienced flight crew member is able to
safely divide his/her attention between the task at hand, and other
entertaining activities that help to pass the time. I don't believe that
inflight web surfing would pose any greater diversion than a spirited
debate on politics. The added safety benefit from instant access to
unlimited data and information would be a tremendous plus, in my mind.


I thought that even under IFR rules, crew was still supposed to be looking
out for other traffic???

Or how about looking out for each other.... there was that case of an Egypt
Air flight where the crew was bitching about working conditions or something
in the back while a disgruntled Co-pilot praised Allah and then pointed the
nose into the ocean.