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Using electronic devices during take-off and landing (was: CyberFlying???)
Fly Guy writes:
The embargo on electronic devices during take-off and landing is bull****. We all know that prohibition is there to remove a possible source of interference or lack-of-attention between the crew and passengers in cases of emergency (which are more relavent during taxi/takeoff/landing than during other phases of the flight). No, it's not there for that reason. At one time, there was a real concern that electronic gadgets could interfere with aircraft avionics, and for a brief period in the distant pass, that was a possibility, although it's not a problem today. The prohibition against recieving devices (radio's and hand-held TV's - remember those?) is really to keep the passengers in the dark about external world events during the flight. There is no regulation that prohibits receiving devices specifically. |
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