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y_p_w replied to the thread Air India Flight AI171 (Boeing 787-8) Crash.Yeah - that was Asiana 214. The really odd thing about that one was that it had three pilots in the cockpit, including a relief pilot... -
y_p_w replied to the thread Air India Flight AI171 (Boeing 787-8) Crash.That was only the first time it was suggested by the NTSB. Since then there’s been several recommendations that the technology was...
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y_p_w replied to the thread Air India Flight AI171 (Boeing 787-8) Crash.There were recommendations for cockpit camera recording by the NTSB going back at least 25 years. Here's a letter from the Chair of the...
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y_p_w replied to the thread Air India Flight AI171 (Boeing 787-8) Crash.It's going to happen. Perhaps not an FAA requirement, but it's going to happen. At least outside of the United States. And I would...
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y_p_w replied to the thread Air India Flight AI171 (Boeing 787-8) Crash.At least in this case, there's evidence suggesting that someone shut off the fuel switches and both pilots were arguing over it. So...
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y_p_w replied to the thread Air India Flight AI171 (Boeing 787-8) Crash.The technology is there and there are all manner of jobs where people know they'll be scrutinized. A supermarket checkout clerk is...
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y_p_w replied to the thread Air India Flight AI171 (Boeing 787-8) Crash.I'm certainly not the only person wondering why there isn't cockpit video, which could show things that data can't...
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y_p_w replied to the thread Non-public policing.Oh - I've seen that before. There are places where I've seen dedicated police parking spots outside the store, including on public...
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y_p_w replied to the thread Non-public policing.I've seen armed security guards at Target stores. Some supermarkets, but one I saw them at before doesn't seem to have them now. And...
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y_p_w replied to the thread Non-public policing.That sounds more like security guards. I created this topic thinking about truly non-government entities that legally have their own...
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y_p_w replied to the thread Non-public policing.Public agencies have all that, but they are generally considered government agencies. Our local park district have real police and even...
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y_p_w replied to the thread Non-public policing.It's kind of weird. Railroad police have real police police powers in most states, even though the vast majority are privately employed...
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y_p_w replied to the thread Non-public policing.Several airports (the best known being SFO) are authorized to hire private security rather than use TSA...
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y_p_w replied to the thread Non-public policing.Sure. But that's legally considered public. Same section of law that authorizes the CHP and UCPD...
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y_p_w replied to the thread Non-public policing.As far as state police powers go, it depends on state law. At least in California, the only private entity specifically empowered to...