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Originally Posted by WillAdams
Given the danger a small, dense object represents in an accident, that alone is sufficient reason to require that people put the things away.
For those who feel that hardcover books represent a similar danger, try the following experiment:
- take an open hardcover book, throw it as hard as you can at a wall 6' away, observe the size of the dent (if any) which it makes
- repeat that w/ some small electronic device, compare the relative size of the damage
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=128062&page=1
William |
What if the one pound book is closed? I suspect physics will play a role in the size of the dent as well.
I am a private pilot and have flown a couple of thousand hours since 1992 when I started flying with a Motorola "Bag" phone in the plane. Since then I have changed the avionics to what's called a glass cockpit, meaning most of the instruments are electronic rather than mechanical. I fly with my phone on all the time, I have a special intercom system designed to allow me to plug my phone into it, so I can take or make calls using my headset. I have never had an issue.
Do I turn my electronics off in a commercial plane? Damn right I do, it's the rules and I would hate to have my last few seconds of life thinking I caused the plane to crash with 300 other peoples lives on my conscience. Do I really believe it could happen, 99.9% sure it won't interfere but I'm not going to take the risk of being black listed from an airline just so I can listen to The Bare Naked Ladies while reading my Kindle and sending a text to my sister, not worth it.