Don't text while piloting an aircraft

Credit: Reuters/Sgt Aaron Pataluna/Adams County Sheriff

We all know the dangers of talking or texting on a mobile (cell) phone while driving. Add selfies to that list.

Unsurprisingly, turns out it's dangerous to do any of the above while piloting an aircraft too.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/03/us-usa-crash-colorado-idUSKBN0L720720150203

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/02/pilots-selfies-likely-caused-fatal-crash-flight-investigators-say/

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/02/03/ntsb-selfies-disoriented-pilot-causing-crash/22785475/ / pilot small plane was taking selfie pictures mobile phone cellphone cell phone short flights around Colorado airport 2014 crashed jaunt jaunts killing himself passenger federal investigators National Transportation Safety Board NTSB 29-year-old 29 year old pilot Cessna 150K plane lost control crash near Watkins Colorado contributing accident pilot pilot's distraction cellphone use maneuvering low altitude NTSB report Adams County coroner's office identified pilot Amritpal Singh passenger 31-year-old 31 year old Jatinder Singh related GoPro camera mounted the windshield plane facing into the cockpit captured actions pilot passengers series of short flights around the Front Range Airport Denver NTSB report GoPro camera capture the flight the crash recordings previous flights that day pilot passengers taking selfie pictures cellphones pilot observed texting on his phone NTSB report /