Originally Posted by
LarryJ
I believe the cutoff is officially two pounds. The 12" iPad is just under 1.6lbs so adding a keyboard would put it over.
Just checked, and you're right. Two pounds. Also must not obstruct access to aisles, and "mounts, clips, holders, etc" are not allowed during critical phases.
Originally Posted by
eng3
The rule I really don't understand is why chargers have to be unplugged. Relatively speaking these are far lighter and pose less of an obstruction if any at all. But that's probably a debate for another thread
Originally Posted by
LarryJ
Evacuation tests have not been conducted which account for any delay caused by plugged in cords.
They're also a tripping hazard. We did a mock evac in a simulator (nothing official, but when you have to practice it 15 times in a day, you get time to experiment), and put chargers in some rows. Almost every row that had chargers, had someone trip into the aisle when smoke was added in (low-vis). And these were people that knew they were there.