Quote:
Originally Posted by jocampo
Hi,
What FAA says and what's scientifically true, are two different things. And no one is saying is a bad policy, but not totally accurate.
|
What they really say is "better safe than sorry, unless the device has been tested". When devices are tested (the scientific proof you're talking about), the FAA allows them. The last part never really happens with consumer devices, because nobody wants to pay for it.
Would most of them pass... probably. But it hasn't been done, which is why they still fall under the default policy. If you really want to blame somebody for having to turn off your Kindle, blame Amazon. There's nothing stopping them from getting the Kindle approved, other than they don't want to pay for it. To be fair though, it doesn't really make any sense for them to do it. From a business perspective, there isn't any justification for the extra cost.
How much more would you be willing to pay for a device that was allowed to be turned on during take-off and landing, and how many people would buy a device specifically for that feature. If the answers are "not much" and "not many", then there's really no point in the device manufacturer going through all the extra hassle. Which means we're all right back where this thread started, 350 posts ago.