06-26-2010, 11:07 AM | #31 |
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I thought that the "no cell phones" rule was because it's frigging annoying to have someone yakking on their cell phone beside you.
As for "not having anything in your lap," I'm afraid that wouldn't work for me as mine is not detachable. |
06-26-2010, 11:56 AM | #32 | |
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06-26-2010, 01:09 PM | #33 |
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Hey when it comes to flying, I'd rather be safe than sorry. Turning off my Kindle is a minor inconvenience to me if it's just during takeoff and landing. I'm sure they wouldn't enforce this rule if it didn't truly pose a risk to the functioning of the plane. I don't understand the physics of wireless waves, so i can't say for sure. But I mean, they even hand out iPads for you after the takeoff, so it's definitely not an issue that you use it except for takeoffs and landings.
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06-26-2010, 06:16 PM | #35 |
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It's better to be safe rather than sorry or DEAD! I simply turn whatever off until they give the all clear. It's not a big deal.
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06-26-2010, 10:39 PM | #36 | |
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06-26-2010, 11:10 PM | #37 |
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But, just for the sake of argument, it's really the wireless that's the problem, right? So if I turned off my wireless but left my kindle in sleep mode, that really wouldn't pose any danger to the plane.
I promise I'll be good and turn it off if they request it, just curious. |
06-27-2010, 01:31 AM | #38 | |
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I used to fly to a different city every week for work for a year and a half. I always had 2 laptops and 3 cellphones. I was invariably working on my work laptop until the very last minute prior to boarding. I had long ago gotten into the habit of just closing my laptop and not turning it off, so I continued to do that. suffice it to say that for a year and a half I flew with 2 laptops in sleep mode. nothing ever happened, nothing was detected. I still do it. my personal cell phone is one of these stupid touch ones, I finally realized that turning it off and putting it in my hip pocket was a no-go. it turns itself on. then it makes butt calls which of course I can't hear because I am sitting on it. this has happened several times on planes. now it flies in my cargo pocket. my Kindle flies in my lap. when the flight attendants are walking up and down the aisle, I simply keep my Oberon cover closed loosely, all they see is an exquistely carved piece of leather, assume it may be a purse or a bible, we smile and nod, they carry on, I read. |
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06-27-2010, 05:01 AM | #39 |
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Strange, it's if someone wants to be told "such and such flight has hone down because of a cellphone onboard". Than everyone can start complaining how unsafe aircraft are.
Ok, so here's some info. Besides the perfect explanation HarryT gave, I've read about a cases with *OLDER* devices (remember those big phones we once had?) actually messing-up the ILS approach system of the plane. Which meant the planes had to be landed visually, without the benefit of the navigational equipment. So, next time you decide to keep your phone on, think what happens when the pilot is lining up for landing, looking at the displays in front of him, and suddenly some of his equipment goes crazy and shows the strip 2 miles to the left, and the height is suddenly 50 feet.... OK, most probably this want crash the plane, worst case he'll do a go-around and land safely, pilots are trained for emergencies, but do you really want to try this? |
06-27-2010, 05:29 AM | #40 |
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Just hold it inside a flight magazine when they come by.
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06-27-2010, 05:57 AM | #41 |
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I must admit that I do find this "the rules don't apply to me" attitude a little discouraging. I take the view personally that if you travel by air, you accept the "rules" that accompany air travel. It doesn't matter whether or not they make any sense; by choosing to fly, you are implicitly (and legally, for that matter) agreeing to abide by the rules.
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06-27-2010, 06:00 AM | #42 |
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Well Ive actually kept mine on without a problem and only once been asked to turn it
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06-27-2010, 09:45 AM | #43 | |
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And I don't think most people would refuse if the steward/stewardess actually asked them to turn something off. Not saying there aren't people who would fib or whatever... but most people are generally alright. |
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06-27-2010, 09:52 AM | #44 |
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I only recently returned from a holiday east with my wife. We both took our PDA's to read on the flight and only used them whilst allowed too. Best to comply with the normal procedure.
Qantas told me before we started holidays that it was preferable to turn devices off if convenient whilst take off and landing was under way. |
06-27-2010, 03:23 PM | #45 |
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Strikes me as a bit infantile, disrespectful, and selfish that people would ignore a benign and harmless rule like turning off electronics during a few minutes of a flight. There are plenty of better things to get offended by.
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