Earlier quoted context omitted.
The largest US pilots union opposes it on pilot privacy grounds. (To be clear, I think having an expectation of vocal privacy while you are in charge of an airliner is absurd.)
Do you have a voice recording of you doing your entire job, every day of your life?
Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf]
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Re: Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf]
#32> The accident airplane was required to be equipped with a CVR that retained, at minimum, the last 2 hours of audio information, including flight crew communications and other sounds inside the cockpit. >The CVR was downloaded successfully; however, it was determined that the audio from the accident flight had been overwritten. The CVR circuit breaker had not been manually deactivated after the airplane landed follow…
> Given how cheap flash is these days How cheap is flash that will survive a sudden stop from 400mph to 0 mph in no seconds flat, will survive a post-crash fire, and/or submersion for years in salt water? Flash data retention at high temps is TERRIBLE (and gets worse for MLC/TLC/etc), see any flash datasheet. It is NOT nearly as simple a problem as you might think. Yes, it is a solvable problem, but please do not dis…
[1] https://mentourpilot.com/who-doesnt-want-25-hour-cockpit-voi...
Re: Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf]
#33Earlier quoted context omitted.
The largest US pilots union opposes it on pilot privacy grounds. (To be clear, I think having an expectation of vocal privacy while you are in charge of an airliner is absurd.)
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#34> The accident airplane was required to be equipped with a CVR that retained, at minimum, the last 2 hours of audio information, including flight crew communications and other sounds inside the cockpit. >The CVR was downloaded successfully; however, it was determined that the audio from the accident flight had been overwritten. The CVR circuit breaker had not been manually deactivated after the airplane landed follow…
Re: Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf]
#35Re: Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf]
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you have a voice recording of you doing your entire job, every day of your life?
There are software engineer jobs where you need to keep your camera on during work hours to show you are in your seat.
Re: Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf]
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
The largest US pilots union opposes it on pilot privacy grounds. (To be clear, I think having an expectation of vocal privacy while you are in charge of an airliner is absurd.)
Do you have a voice recording of you doing your entire job, every day of your life?
Re: Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf]
#38> The accident airplane was required to be equipped with a CVR that retained, at minimum, the last 2 hours of audio information, including flight crew communications and other sounds inside the cockpit. >The CVR was downloaded successfully; however, it was determined that the audio from the accident flight had been overwritten. The CVR circuit breaker had not been manually deactivated after the airplane landed follow…
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/04/2023-26...
Re: Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf]
#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
The largest US pilots union opposes it on pilot privacy grounds. (To be clear, I think having an expectation of vocal privacy while you are in charge of an airliner is absurd.)
Do you have a voice recording of you doing your entire job, every day of your life?
Re: Alaska Airlines flight 1282 NTSB preliminary report [pdf]
#40> Overall, the observed damage patterns and absence of contact damage or deformation around holes associated with the vertical movement arrestor bolts and upper guide track bolts in the upper guide fittings, hinge fittings, and recovered aft lower hinge guide fitting indicate that the four bolts that prevent upward movement of the MED plug were missing before the MED plug moved upward off the stop pads. Ooofff. No bo…
> How did this pass Boeing QA? https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/safety/146074-boeing-inte...
I like how that comment is from an anonymous source, but now that the NTSB preliminary report is out, it seems thoroughly corroborated to me. The dates of certain events and the reason for the door's removal—er, "opening"—both match the comment in your link.
Thanks.