Just a thought here. Correct me if i'm wrong.
Been flying before most of you here were probably born. Sorry about that(pun not intended). And still am.
Wonder how you fellas handle a dark cloud covered night then. I recently did 9 hours out of a 13 hour trip heading west without even a glimpse of either a star or the ground. Were in clouds throughout the 9 hours. Moonless night, so even for the little time I was out of clouds, I couldn't see a thing.
Most peaceful flight I ever had!
Now back to the newspaper covering bit...
And oh yes...they should definitely NOT be covering the windows with newspapers. As a matter of fact, when not being used as sun screens, the damn paper should be READ!
Cause that's the only other use it has on the flight deck.
So guess what I was doing on that dark cloudy night. Looking out for traffic...???!!
Nope you missed it again. I was too buzy reading the paper! What with everybody in RVSM airspace having operational transponders and 2 seperate wonderful weather detection systems approved and fitted by honeywell. I think the days of a lookout are long gone my friends. Long gone.
Look what happened to the Titanic...
