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Originally Posted by jbjb
Some, on the other hand, have felt that any changes in the rules should be based on science, research and the understanding of experts in the field, and that the opinion of those with no relevant education or experience is of little value.
If the rules are going to be eased for valid reasons, after adequate study, then I'm all for it - but let's not fall into the trap of accepting anecdote and uneducated opinion as evidence.
/JB
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Seems backward to me. The rules were
implemented without valid reason or adequate study, simply because somebody thought there was a minor possibility that something
could happen. So anecdote and uneducated opinion were enough to create bureaucracy, but not to remove it.
Simple common sense (and fear of liability) should have had the aircraft manufacturers do the science long ago: and then ensured that no passenger electronics
could interfere with the aircraft systems, precisely because there will always be those who don't turn them off.