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Old 19th October 2011, 03:54 PM
Oliver Gigacz Oliver Gigacz is offline
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Default QF446 - Take Off

I filmed the take off of (My flight to Sydney), using the new iPhone 4S. I think it looks great for a camera phone. Remember to watch in HD.

The window was quite dirty, and the sun was facing me, so there was a lot of glare.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpJ9W1MiUb0

Aircraft was Boeing 767-300ER - VH-ZXE.

First time on ZXE.
Ninth time on a 763.
74th flight overall.
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Old 19th October 2011, 04:09 PM
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Oliver, how did you film it when your phone was supposed to be turned off?
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Old 19th October 2011, 04:23 PM
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What's the iPhone 4S like Oliver?

And why did you still have an electronic device on after the cabin crew would have instructed you to turn it off via the cabin PA?

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Old 19th October 2011, 05:21 PM
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Good vid!
Come on guys give him a break i'm sure we all at some stage or another do take-off shots/vids. I mean it does absolutely nothing to put the aircraft into any form of danger by filming a take-off I even sometimes leave my phone on for the whole flight.
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Old 19th October 2011, 05:22 PM
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lol Oliver you should have expected the sky cops to jump all over your post!! But thanks for sharing regardless!
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Old 19th October 2011, 07:42 PM
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Quote:
CAR 1988, Regulation 309A:

(1) Subject to subregulation (2), the operator, or pilot in command, of an Australian aircraft may give an instruction, either orally or in writing, prohibiting or limiting the doing of an act on board the aircraft during flight time in the aircraft.

(2) The operator, or pilot in command, must not give an instruction unless he or she is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the instruction is necessary in the interests of the safety of air navigation.

(3) An instruction does not bind a person unless it is communicated to the person.

(4) A person who is bound by an instruction must comply with the instruction.

Penalty: 25 penalty units.

(5) An offence against subregulation (4) is an offence of strict liability.

Note For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
It angers me when people quite happily break the law, regardless of whether they think it has any effect on the flight or not.

For those who can't understand what the above says, here it is in plain english:

What you are told over the cabin PA by the flight attendants, is basically a direction from the Pilot in Command. Should you choose to ignore these instructions (ie. leaving your electronic device or your phone on when you have been told to turn it off), you are committing an offence of strict liability (look up that section of the Criminal Code).

As the Pilot in Command of such flights like the one you were on, I don't find it amusing that you are ignoring my instructions.

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Old 19th October 2011, 07:43 PM
Nigel C Nigel C is offline
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Well said.
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Old 19th October 2011, 08:07 PM
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Absolutely couldn't agree more!
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Old 19th October 2011, 08:50 PM
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You mean up front using the still camera which is NOT prohibited from use, compared to a phone camera which IS prohibited from use?
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