Can you offer a single example of an actual accident that video recording would have prevented somehow?
It is possible to dream up hypothetical scenarios. But any ACTUAL?
The aircraft had 0.000 means to prevent the fuel shut-off during the flights most critical phase and that seems to be acceptable standard in todays world.
I donāt think anyone argued that cockpit video would have prevented anything. It would provide answers.
This Air India 787 messā¦ Weād know exactly which pilot was the suicidal murderer. 
We already have sufficient regulations in place. Simple answer: NO
As a retired airline pilot who remembers the promises of the FAA that CVR tapes would NEVER ever be released to the publicā¦forgive me if I scream to the highest mountaintop NO NO NO. Donāt pee on me and tell me it is rainingā¦fool me once but not again. You are a pilotā¦something happens to youā¦do you want your family watching your body be incinerated and demolished on YouTube? Do you want to watch your son or daughter dying in a crash? Men shouldnāt be in womenās locker rooms/bathrooms and cameras shouldnāt be in the cockpit. PERIOD
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Any changes we make to systems in the cockpit ought to be made after a determination based upon a rigorous review of copious data, that it is very, very likely to improve outcomes and very unlikely to make matters worse.
Curiosity is human and normal and I share it. But it is far from clear how the tech suggested would actually change any outcomes. It is also possible that such changes could have a negative impact. Satisfying my curiosity is not worth risking any negative change in outcomes. you cannot observe anything without changing it.
Which would not change the outcome. And it is very unlikely to alter future cases. It only would satisfy our idle curiosity.
What was the captain wearing? ā¦ I had a friend flying a USAF C-12 on final when his flightsuit Velcro cuff caught on the condition lever and inadvertently moved it. If the Air India captain was āguardingā the throttles from below (and above the fuel cutoff switches), he might have accidentally lifted the lever-lock switches to cutoff without knowing? Perhaps a simple coat cuff, wristwatch, or bracelet caused this tragedy? This would seem to fit the scenario and explain the recorded crew audio.
Just saying ā¦ a camera would let us know.
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