I agree. It's really a non-issue.
So you have to turn off your e-readers for a few minutes. So what? Is that really such a gigantic hassle that we need a heated debate over the issue? We all love to read books, but I'm sure not being able to read for 20 minutes a day, even if we were travelling every single day, is something we can live with.
What Shaggy said is hundred percent correct. It's the FAA's (and EASA's) job to take a 'better safe than sorry' approach when it comes to aviation security and safety, and I fully support that.
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Originally Posted by HamsterRage
I'm not saying that the right answer is to add FAA certification to particular products, I'm saying that the FAA should take a look at the regulation itself and decide how to implement it such that it adds to air safety not detract from it.
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I'm not sure I follow. I can see why people feel that the rule about switching electronic devices off is unnecessary, but I don't see that as something that in any way "detracts" from safety. It doesn't. You can argue that it doesn't add value (or adds minimal value) but it certainly doesn't diminish security.