Originally Posted by
Herod
Please explain to an aged sky-god (?). The young lady is on a low-level mission requiring precise timing and concentration. The "distractions" of ATC, include an airline pilot (guilty) contacting the handling agent reference his disabled passengers. On VHF?
I lost count the number of times in Hawk and Tornado I would say to the other mate in the cockpit “Off Guard” when someone started using it for chit-chat, practice pans or “Securite, Securite...”. I would say it is distracting and also means you can’t speak/hear your formation or talk to anyone else in your aircraft that is flying 250ft MSD at 420-540kts with a whole bunch of other hazards trying to kill you. I also suspect that the TV producers made it out to be slightly worse than it actually was - but that is media/journalism for you.