> "Idle chat" is important for safety.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterile_flight_deck_rule
I agree that the crew should feel free to chat. And when there is an accident, they should expect that the recordings are kept.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterile_flight_deck_rule
I agree that the crew should feel free to chat. And when there is an accident, they should expect that the recordings are kept.
It's also unfathomably unreasonable to call for storage of all voice recordings of the flight deck in perpetuity. That's ridiculous and is privacy invading. If you want to improve the state of this industry, you are looking in the wrong place.