RE: Driving With Cell Phones and Guitars

[Anton Gaidos III <anton_gaidos_iii@firepower.com>]

Having a few hours in the left seat and still around to talk about it, I
can say for sure that the ground controller will gladly take a back seat
while a pilot gets his ducks in a row. Especially a trainee - I have
first hand experience with this. The same should apply to he/she on the
other end of the phone.
Anton J. Gaidos, III
PC Design
Motorola Computer Group
"The fortunate man knows how much he can safely leave to chance"

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>From: 	Huw Powell[SMTP:human@nh.ultranet.com]
>Sent: 	Monday, February 17, 1997 12:34 PM
>To: 	qg
>Subject: 	Re: Driving With Cell Phones and Guitars
>
>-- [ From: Huw Powell * EMC.Ver #3.1a ] --
>
>> >I believe talking on the phone can require more of your available
>>>consciousness. (etc etc)
>
>>I must respectfully disagree. 
>
>>Note that the radio is _dead last_!!  Flight Instructors often summarize
>this to students with the phrase "don't drop the airplane to fly the
>microphone".  It is entirely proper to tell a controller "stand by" if
>you're busy with a higher priority task.
>
>Funny sounds like you agree exactly.  Maybe I miscommunicated my intent.
>
>Huw Powell
>HUMAN Speakers
>
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>
>http://www.thebook.com/human-speakers
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