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tompe · 09-10-2013, 04:58 PM

You can turn on the electronics when you here the ping which indicates a certain altitude.

I was in San Antonio for Worldcon recently and in four flights I did not see any other reader than my own Kindle PW. I saw paper books and I saw iPads and computers used by people to watch video.

I did not bring any book this trip. The PW was perfect since I did not have to look for good lighting. On the other hand its light was noticeable so they told me to turn it off on each flight...

09-10-2013, 04:58 PM	#51
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	You can turn on the electronics when you here the ping which indicates a certain altitude. I was in San Antonio for Worldcon recently and in four flights I did not see any other reader than my own Kindle PW. I saw paper books and I saw iPads and computers used by people to watch video. I did not bring any book this trip. The PW was perfect since I did not have to look for good lighting. On the other hand its light was noticeable so they told me to turn it off on each flight...