This is mainly aimed at the professionals among us, but I’m sure a lot of others will be able to provide some answers. I’m really confused about certain rules that apply during flights and at other times, things we can and cant do, etc. It seems like they may also have changed after Sept 11th, and I’m not sure whether airlines apply their own rules or whether they all stick to those layed down by an organisation such as the CAA. A couple of things some may be able to answer:
1.Are you allowed to take photos during flight? Or maybe just not during landing or take-off?
2.Is the cockpit door allowed to be opened under any circumstances during flight? (The reason I’m asking this is that my cousin is saying he was allowed in the jumpseat for landing at Charleroi today on Ryanair, and I think he may be telling a lye! 😉 )
Thanks for any answers you may have, and if anyone else thinks of anything they want to know, please post it because chances are the rest of us don’t know either!:D
By: Papa Lima - 16th April 2004 at 21:01
Nice airport on take-off a month ago – and I didn’t ask permission! Perhaps I should have, but at least there was no question of using flash! SN Brussels aircraft.
By: LBARULES - 16th April 2004 at 20:42
Originally posted by SOFTLAD
A flash does not cause a problem with navigational equipment.I have used one many times in the flight deck.As for the operation of the flight deck door its not really the thing i should be going into on a forum.Sure you all understand.
Didn’t think it would SOFTLAD, cheers for confirming mate 🙂
By: wysiwyg - 16th April 2004 at 20:34
Exactly, the keypad is used to make a REQUEST for the person inside to open the door.
By: Whiskey Delta - 16th April 2004 at 15:46
Originally posted by Jeanske_SN
Ye your right, the cockpit door SHOULD NOT be open.
I saw some touchpad with numbers next to the door, and the FA’s knew the code to open the door. So the door CAN be opened from the outside?
Just because they have a touchpad doesn’t mean that it will give you access. There is most likely a master lock on the other side that must be first released before the outside keypad can grant access.
By: SOFTLAD - 16th April 2004 at 10:31
A flash does not cause a problem with navigational equipment.I have used one many times in the flight deck.As for the operation of the flight deck door its not really the thing i should be going into on a forum.Sure you all understand.
By: Airline owner - 16th April 2004 at 09:47
LBARULES you havnt broken the law but apparently it may cause damage to thier navigational systems or something so the pilot says
By: Jeanske_SN - 16th April 2004 at 09:16
Ye your right, the cockpit door SHOULD NOT be open.
I saw some touchpad with numbers next to the door, and the FA’s knew the code to open the door. So the door CAN be opened from the outside?
By: Bmused55 - 16th April 2004 at 08:30
Originally posted by Jeanske_SN
……………..On the inbound flight the cockpit door was constantly open (those crappy American engineers design the front so that the cockpit door constantly slams against the toilet door …………..
Customer preference. It is the airline that chooses where the toilets go up front, if any at all.
So don’t go blaming Boeing.
By: Whiskey Delta - 16th April 2004 at 04:35
In the US, photos can be taken at anytime with no rule regarding flash use and yes the cockpit door can be opened. Even with our bulletproof doors we have to leave the flightdeck and use the lav. If a pilot leaves the flightdeck than a flight attendant must take his place up front so there is always 2 person in the cockpit. This way if the remaining pilot should become incompasitated (sp?) the f/a can open the door to let in the outside pilot. Once the door is closed there is no way to open it from the outside which is what brought on the f/a issue.
By: SOFTLAD - 16th April 2004 at 00:11
Guys you can take a photo with or without a flash at any time during a flight.Thats what my company say but other airlines have other rules ?
By: Jeanske_SN - 15th April 2004 at 21:13
I flew in April 2002 on a Sobelair 737-400. The outbound flight had very strict crew and asked the copilot for access in the cockpit when he got out to go to the toilet, and got in for ten minutes. I was very surprised that the captain allowed me to turn the aircraft to the next waypoint! Unique experience
On the inbound flight the cockpit door was constantly open (those crappy American engineers design the front so that the cockpit door constantly slams against the toilet door :rolleyes:), and it was crowded in there, I think we had a world record of most people in a 737 cockpit:). But the captain was getting it on his nerves aftere a while. No jumpseat rides yet, but I hope to have one, sometime.
By: wannabe pilot - 15th April 2004 at 20:47
Hmmm, interesting…Can anyone enlighten us? Wys, skycruiser, softlad etc?
By: Arabella-Cox - 15th April 2004 at 13:52
I have a pic of me in the window seat with the clouds in the background on my 1st flight eva!It looks well top!!
By: LBARULES - 15th April 2004 at 13:44
I’ve taken photos with flash before… Have I been breaking the law?:confused:
By: Airline owner - 15th April 2004 at 13:03
you are allowed to take a photo as long as it has no flash on it
By: Bhoy - 15th April 2004 at 12:45
I took photos during takeoff, landing and in flight going to Barcelona last month, I didn’t ask permission, but then, I wasn’t exactly being subtle about it, and the f/as didn’t tell me not to…
Come to think of it, I’m sure the cockpit door was open at one stage during the BCN-BSL leg on the Saab2000 (although I was too busy staring out the side windows to really register much about it).
By: wannabe pilot - 15th April 2004 at 12:17
Thanks for that Darren, can anyone else confirm this? I thought that cockpit doors were strictly forbidden to be opened at any time during the flight, as it would give easy access to a potential terrorist :confused:
And how about taking photos during landing and take-off? I’m thinking that this may not be allowed incase of an emergency, loose articles in the cabin etc.
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