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Originally Posted by teh603
It was probably an extension of the old laptop ban, which as I said seems to have been based on junk science. Five or six flights crashed, and the pilots found out after the fact that people had laptops turned on. What they didn't say was how many successful flights there were with active laptops before the ban- probably hundreds if not thousands.
Trouble is, junk science is always more believable than the real thing. Look at most states' arson investigations and the whole anti-vaccination movement. Both have been debunked but people continue to believe them.
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That will take time and effort. I think it’s easier to scare people than spending time and money in verifying a hypothesis which may turn out to be incorrect.
My gripe is not with the ban itself. I am fine with the statement that it's my aircraft and my rules. What I don't like is when they say it’s scientifically proven (based on just one or two data points).