Originally Posted by
NWSRG
Surely a few taxi cameras wouldn't go amiss? If they can put them on a Tesla or BMW, you'd think Boeing could manage it...
Where, in the cockpit would you put the monitors, especially in the small '73 cockpit? It was hard enough to find a space for the cockpit door camera monitor(s), and the EFBs on some types. Then you have visibility issues with television screens, both in bright daylight and night time.
You need both pairs of eyes outside while taxiing, especially when turning, e.g. onto stand.
We once had a handling agent who thought it was OK to drive one handed on public roads holding and using his phone while driving crews to security......