I can understand the arguments for video cameras on the flight deck with the footage being used like the transcript from a CVR but, and I speak as a fledgling PPL pilot, I can't see any point in providing a live feed to the pax. I don't think it serves any real useful purpose and, in any line of work, would you want people able to transfix on images of you and watch EVERYTHING you did while at work? I'll be honest - I wouldn't.
This is just a personal opinion but I don't think I'd have a problem with a camera on the flight deck if, post-flight, the crew actively erased its contents. This would avoid any possible perceived abuse of the footage by the company and would still meet the safety requirement.
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Last edited by Vee One...Rotate; 26th Aug 2004 at 23:00.