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DianNC · 01-13-2013, 11:26 AM

Well, there has been at least one incidence of electronic devices causing problems on the flight deck, but it was the aircraft's pilots so busy using their personal laptops, they ignored all radio contact for so long that it resulted in them overshooting their destination by 150 miles!

01-13-2013, 11:26 AM	#101
DianNC Banned Posts: 1,431 Karma: 5222495 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Nook Color, Entourage Pocket Edge, iPod Touch 5th Gen	Well, there has been at least one incidence of electronic devices causing problems on the flight deck, but it was the aircraft's pilots so busy using their personal laptops, they ignored all radio contact for so long that it resulted in them overshooting their destination by 150 miles!