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Originally Posted by MovieBird
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.
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So in your Kingdom, the flight attendants have to be EE's and recognize the capabilities and origin of every device, and we'll all sit an wait while they check compliance to be sure there's not some independent thinker with a home-made maser who thinks your rules are stupid?