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Originally Posted by HarryT
Yes, I did read your post. My point was that although you may (very rightly) be confident that your device will not endanger an aircraft, can you be confident that the same applies to every device a passenger may decide to bring on the aircraft? If the answer is "no", what practical alternative is there other than to prohibit the use of ALL devices? That's a serious question - how can the cabin crew possibly know what is or is not safe?
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If I were king it would be:
1) Commercial devices that do not have a specific transmitting capability may be used at any time.
2) Commercial devices that have a transmission protocol must have that capability turned off, i.e. turn off the wifi or put the device in airplane mode.
3) DIY or home-made electronics go into baggage below the passenger compartment.
I don't trust the cabin crew to know what is safe. But I also don't think it's fair to make them enforce a rule that they can't possibly be expected to understand the nuances of. Checks for intentionally malicious devices should happen before boarding the plane.