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Not really. It is an example of me reading an Ask The Pilot column, on Salon, in which this topic was discussed, and finding myself in agreement with the reason
by Bud 15y ago
Not really. It is an example of me reading an Ask The Pilot column, on Salon, in which this topic was discussed, and finding myself in agreement with the reasonable points made therein, by an actual pilot.
As far as authority goes in general, and the FAA in particular, I think the FAA and Homeland Security are utterly full of it, most of the time. This issue is more evidence of that; I agree with those who point out that there is no reason to power off devices. Just pointing out that there is indeed a valid reason to want folks to put them away. Especially anything involving headphones.
- plink 15y agoWas it the pilot in the article who cited the hyperbolic number 15? It's hard to be simultaneously flippant and convincing.
- brk 15y agoThis is a fairly hot topic among most frequent fliers. Did you ever consider that column was more propaganda warfare from the FAA instead of actual data?
- gnaffle 15y agoI'm pretty sure about that, given that the same author has been quite harsh on the FAA about other issues (such as crew rest time). Edit: http://www.salon.com/2008/01/04/askthepilot259/ http://www.salon.com/2008/01/04/askthepilot259/ - hardly what I would call propaganda.