CaptHairDryer,
While the captain on the flight concerned might have seen fit to answer his phone while on appraoch, I doubt if CASA would have found it 'funny'. Not for the interference aspect but for the situational awareness and concentration factor. Have to say if I was jumpseating and a crew member proceeded to take a call on the flight deck, except in an
emergency and if
absolutely unavoidably necessary (i.e., in a hijacking or whatever), I'd find it necessary to report them. I don't care who they are or how 'funny' it seems. There's a reason for SOPs and until you're the guy writing and approving them...
I know I'm not a pilot, so maybe there's some aspect I've missed (do inform me if so
), but that sounds just plain idiotic.
Remind me next time my pax complain about using phones on the tarmac, to send them across to yours.
Sky