Although the cause of plane crashes is clarified by the flight data recorded in black boxes, this is sometimes insufficient. The idea of using a camera in the cockpit, which can give a better idea about the cause of the accident, has been discussed for a long time.
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in cockpits of cameras as durable as black boxes thinks it should be. In this way, he is of the opinion that the actions of the pilots will be better understood.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); privacy, cost and security issues arguing that it should not be necessary to put a camera.
The NTSB first came up with the idea of installing cameras in the cockpit in 2000.
The reason is that having a camera is about the actions in the cockpit before and after the accident. to provide critical information. Considering that the new technology would be costly, the airlines did not take kindly to this idea. It was also stated that the information to be obtained from the video would not be much different from the audio recordings.
It is thought that the presence of a camera in the cockpit may put pressure on the pilots.
Being constantly monitored by their employers, can cause stress on pilots. There are several academic studies showing that workers who are monitored by cameras at work feel more stressed. It is thought that this situation, which may stress the pilots, may cause new accidents while trying to illuminate the accidents.
Pilots can stretch some procedures based on their experience.
Pilot in Hudson River accident 1549, which was also filmed Sullyhas followed a different path, relying on its own experience instead of emergency protocols and lowering the plane into the river He saved the lives of 155 people. However, if Sully had applied the other protocols, he would not have been able to prevent the crash of the plane by not finding enough time. Had there been camera footage, the pilot might not have felt the pressure and chose to follow emergency protocols and not be able to save 155 people.
Audio recordings are useless in a situation where both pilots are unconscious.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 It is thought that video recording will be effective in extraordinary situations, such as the disappearance of his plane. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has been debating whether to have cameras in the cockpit since 1995.
The pilots were also interested in the idea of having a sound recording in the black box. In the first years they opposed but as the response waned over time, accident investigators were able to listen to the audio recordings in the cockpit today.
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