GadgetFan - Have you ever been driving while phoning, SMS's or even just playing social networks like Facebook or Twitter? The answer was definitely different, and some of us would ever do. But what if the thing was done by a pilot who was flying a plane? What will happen?
Recently The Next Web sites revealed that a pilot of Australia's airline, Jetstar, had failed to land due to the pilot who has had more than 13 400 hours of flying is busy receiving a short message on his cell phone.
The news was confirmed by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. They said that Jetstar aircraft with flight code JQ57 landed canceled because the pilot was busy receiving short messages during the flight.
This story began when pilots are flying Jetstar to Singapore from Darwin, Australia, is located at an altitude of 2500 feet. Pilot the phone rang because there is an incoming short message to her cell phone. Pilot looks busy to read the brief message and respond. Co-pilot said that he had warned the pilot that the aircraft should be landed, but the warnings were not listened to, because the pilot was busy replying to the message short.
The incident resulted in the plane failed to land in a few minutes because the pilot forgot to convey signals to airport officials. But this fortunate plane finally landed safely. The action taken by the pilot is almost certainly endanger the safety of all passengers.
As quoted from the website of The Next Web, JetStar spokesman said: "Incidents of this kind should not occur. We've done the training to pilots regarding when the preparation of a plane should be landing so they can know the exact time for the pilot to get ready. "
The pilot landed the plane because the excitement forgot to play phone
Written By Unknown on Monday, April 23, 2012 | 6:51 PM
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