For gods sake put the phone down !

[SteamWake]

WASHINGTON — Authorities have removed from duty an air traffic controller who they say was talking on the phone during last week's deadly midair collision over New York's Hudson River, along with a supervisor who was out of the building at the time.


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,539334,00.html?test=latestnews

[Platapus]

That is not good news. :nope:

Were the two aircraft in uncontrolled (VFR) airspace or were they supposed to be under ATC control?

[AVGWarhawk]

Apparently he was talking with his girlfriend. It was either one of two things:

1. She was b1tching at him.
2. She was b1tching at him.

:shifty:

[Carotio]

Apparently he was talking with his girlfriend. It was either one of two things:

1. She was b1tching at him.
2. She was b1tching at him.

:shifty:

Or
1. He was b1tched by her
2. He was b1tched by her badly
:shifty:

In any case, yeah, some people today just have no manners what cell phones and the use of them applies. At job, in restaurants, shops, supermarkeds etc etc while being served or serving... :damn:
The answer mashine was invented for this purpose, but today some people just cannot wait....

[SteamWake]

Manners is one thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf1FM...layer_embedded

But when you literally have pepoles life in your hands its quite another.

Train Wrecks, Plane Wrecks, Car Wrecks, Bus Wrecks.. the list goes on.

[breadcatcher101]

He was talking about a dead cat, wasn't he?

[Jimbuna]

I'd have thought there would be a standing order preventing the making or taking of mobile calls whilst on duty :hmmm:

[FIREWALL]

I'd have thought there would be a standing order preventing the making or taking of mobile calls whilst on duty :hmmm:


It's called Breaking the Rules. Which they seem to think their exempt from.

[Rilder]

"Honey check this out these two planes are gonna crash!"
"What"
"Wow I probably just watched a couple hundred people die!"
"Shouldn't you of been controlling them instead of talking to me"
"Oh..."

[CastleBravo]

In uncontrolled airspace......see and avoid applies. The controller and supervisor are being made the scapegoats.

Pilot error on both operators (PIC).

[bookworm_020]

I'd have thought there would be a standing order preventing the making or taking of mobile calls whilst on duty :hmmm:

I'm not allowed to have a phone on while I'm in the cab of a train, let alone when I'm driving it.

[Jimbuna]

I'm not allowed to have a phone on while I'm in the cab of a train, let alone when I'm driving it.

Precisely.....on the grounds of the health and safety of all concerned.

[bookworm_020]

Precisely.....on the grounds of the health and safety of all concerned.

If you want an irony, they issue us with phones and then complain when their phone calls go to message bank:doh::doh::doh: