Thread: CyberFlying???
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Old October 22nd, 2011, 06:04 PM posted to rec.travel.air
Mxsmanic
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mag3 writes:

I guess my question is, how is it even possible to acquire such
footage from inside the aircraft given the prohibition on
"portable electronic devices" below 10,000ft?


During takeoff and landing, everyone is strapped in, even the crew, so anyone
making video recordings is unlikely to be noticed by the flight attendants.

Perhaps, it may have been "overlooked" in the earlier days of
"heightened security awareness," but I'm really wondering how
anyone could get away with it today?


See above. There is no security risk in video or photography aboard an
aircraft.

Even if permission were to be granted by the captain or crew ...


For Part 121 operators such as airlines, the captain or crew cannot give
permission, the determination must be made by the operator (the airline).

... the passengers wouldn't necessarily know that and might raise
a ruckus on their own... leaving the crew to clean up.


The passengers would have to be obsevant, anal-retentive, stupid, and violent.
That combination rarely arises aboard airline flights, fortunately.

"Unofficially," I thank those who take such good footage, as it's
all the flying I do these days (Cyberflying), but I just wonder
how it's even possible...


It's very easy, which is why there are so many such videos.