MF>This decision has made pilots all over start questioning the validity
 MF>of the IVR as they believed only air accident investigators would
 MF>ever hear them...
 NP> I had heard some thing about in the news in passing?  So it's true
 It is... been all over the news here in ZL.
 MF>Some domestic pilots in NZ have elected to disable them during flight
 MF>as its not actually compulsary for domestic flights...
 MF>What are the opinions of the readers?
 NP> I think it's going to cause an uproar here in the states!!!!!  I
 NP> suspect  that a lot of CVRs will be disabled just for that reason. 
 NP> Hope not??? 
 .... me too.  Mind you its my opinion that the Pilot's must have
 something to hide...
 Theres two sides of course.  Knowing that whatever is discussed in the
 cockpit is available for others... 
 
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