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put my reader to sleep and put it away |
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103 | 42.04% |
shut my reader down and put it away |
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45 | 18.37% |
continue reading unless/until a flight attendant tells me to put it away |
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57 | 23.27% |
ignore the flight attendant and keep reading until I get arrested and hauled off the plane |
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9 | 3.67% |
I never fly, but I like answering poll questions |
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31 | 12.65% |
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By the way, by "endanger everyone" I didn't necessarily mean physically endanger by making a plane fall out of the sky, I meant put us danger of higher costs or longer delays. Last edited by ApK; 04-04-2012 at 12:03 PM. |
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In all honesty, don't you think it's rather easier simply to say "don't use your electronic devices during take-off and landing"? Honestly, how great a hardship is it to be without your reader for a few minutes?
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You forgot to say: except watches and pacemakers. And I'm sure that you would agree that hearing aids should be on the list as well.
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Yes, rules are rules and all that, but I frequently break rules I find to be unreasonable. I exceed the speed limit with my car, I jaywalk when there are no cars around, I liberate my books from DRM, and yes, I read my Kindle during take-off. I'd rather deal with any punishment the powers that be may throw my way than to live my life with the frustration that'd accompany following any and all rules blindly. |
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Are you really happy to stake your life on the fact that every device a passenger may choose to bring on board an aircraft will be safe to operate? Do you think that the passenger is best qualified to make that decision for himself?
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And I will happily stake my life on that. Hell, I'll even liquidate my house and all investments to pay for any negligence if I, or someone in my family, causes a crash with one of these devices. I do the same thing every time I drive faster than the speed limit. The chances of a fatal crash are much, much higher. |
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Items which are excluded are defined by the FAA in the US in FAR 91.21 subparagraph (b). Anyone can look it up on their website. Yes, hearing aids and pacemaker are among the excluded items along with a few others. There is also an advisory circular (AC) that provides additional guidelines on how to meet this regulation. If you use the technical term "portable electronic device" or PED, then your google searches will be more effective at finding information on this subject.
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This is my hearing aid.
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