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Old 11th Sep 2014, 12:09
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rotorspeed
 
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Texting, briefly, in the quiet cruise is just not a distraction risk and focus on it should indeed be ditched. The reality is commercial pressure exists in every part of aviation apart from pleasure flying, but of course we just deal with it. For those that don't do corporate flying just consider how useful it is for those that do to be able to - occasionally - communicate with pax, ground ops, wife etc with a message when plans change. So you've set off for a pick up 150nm away and pax cancels - what do you do? Carry on and only find out when you arrive? Ask ATC etc to relay a message? Or receive a quick text saying job cancelled? Sensibly I'm sure, the latter happens much of the time. Saving a load of money on a wasted flying that no-one wants to pay for in the process. How should pilots communicate when plans change?
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