In a recent UK television programme, Confessions of an Air Steward, I found it disturbing that cabin staff were allowed to take the controls during flight.
A quarter of those interviewed stated that they had done so. Surely this is another reason for putting cameras in the cockpit?
Paul Drinkwater
Birmingham, UK
Source: Flight International
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