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Nice one, KLM!

#1 Post by Boac » Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:03 am

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Re: Nice one, KLM!

#2 Post by ian16th » Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:15 am

Rear facing seats are also safer.

But not for the driver.
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Re: Nice one, KLM!

#3 Post by llondel » Thu Jul 18, 2019 5:08 pm

ian16th wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:15 am
 Rear facing seats are also safer.

But not for the driver.
In the 60s chhildren's programme "Captain Scarlet" the Spectrum Pursuit vehicle was driven from a rear-facing seat at the back of the vehicle using a video monitor and camera to see what was in front, so I don't see why the flight crew couldn't have the same.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrum_Pursuit_Vehicle
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Re: Nice one, KLM!

#4 Post by Ex-Ascot » Fri Jul 19, 2019 3:56 pm

ian16th wrote: ↑
Thu Jul 18, 2019 11:15 am
 Rear facing seats are also safer.

But not for the driver.
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On the VC10 when night flight deck visits were requested the passenger often ended up in the rear bog wondering where the pilots were. =))
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