Originally Posted by
OK4Wire
Police officers and firefighters do not have the entirety of their shift recorded, ie what goes on in the car or crew room for example while they're having some lunch or a drink.
If a camera was on for the takeoff and landing only, perhaps I could live with that, but not the intervening 13 hours in the cruise, thank you.
Cannot comment of firefighters but police patrol cars internal cam is recording all the time incl lunch or drink which they more often than not taking inside the car, same with bus and trains. And, let me bring it - those records are not deleted like CVR after the flight, it is archived and kept in full for extended period of time for the benefit of potential inquires and investigations. I think pilots need to become more realistic and stop considering themselves any special breed.