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Meh, this is going to be back and forth. I'm all for this rule, not just because of "undevided attention" but unfortunately there's always going to be some sort
by joelhaasnoot 15y ago
Meh, this is going to be back and forth. I'm all for this rule, not just because of "undevided attention" but unfortunately there's always going to be some sort of device every now and then that'll throw off navigation equipment because someone messed up.
I've heard a story where the chief pilot for a large company with a fleet of corporate jets banned Blackberrys because everytime the plane was landing and the CEO was onboard, the plane lost it DME localizer (older type of aircraft navigation beacon). No biggie, but in a worst case scenario that could easily become an issue.
- tomjen3 15y agoThat is silly -- buy the man a new Blackberry.
- ojbyrne 15y agoI don't really care that much about the issue, but "I've heard a story" isn't really much of an attack on "we did tests in a lab."
- Terretta 15y ago> there's always going to be If that were true, all terrorists would have to do is keep their devices on. This cell phone rule dates from when the airline wanted you to swipe your card and pay $10 to use the seatback phone.