February 4, 201511 yr http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/04/selfies-may-have-led-to-crash/ Taking selfies while you're driving any moving vehicle is a bad idea, especially in an aircraft -- and unfortunately, those snapshots may have cost two air travelers their lives. The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that a double-fatality Cessna 150 crash in Colorado "likely" occurred because the pilot distracted himself with cellphone self-portraits shortly after takeoff. Action camera footage from a flight just minutes earlier showed the man taking selfies -- investigators believe it's no big stretch to suggest that he repeated this mistake on his final voyage. https://fsprocedures.com Your home for all flight simulator related checklist.
February 4, 201511 yr Wow... As a pilot who knows other pilots, this is a common occurrence. Daniel Moser
February 4, 201511 yr As a pilot I can say that all the other pilots I know would never do this atleast until at cruise. ATP MEL,CFI,CFII,MEI. Type Ratings B-737, ERJ-190,ERJ-170
February 4, 201511 yr The only photo I ever took when flying an aircraft was a photo of my house and that was back in 1996, that one I was cruising at 2400 feet and banked slightly and took one shot. It was 2400 feet because I lived in Toronto Pearson Airports airspace and you have to remain below 2400 to keep out of approach airspace. I couldn't be bothered with taking photo's after that one as that was the only time I ever did that. Matthew Kane I'm Dyslexic, what's an error to you is not to me
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