Hardcore approach to turning off wireless devices
Sep 15, 2017, 1:41 pm
#76
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I respect your greater knowledge on the issue but I don't think either of the articles suggested that it would bring down the aircraft. Both pilots quoted independently say that a single phone is not the issue but that many phones cause an irritating and potentially distracting background noise and could, potentially, cause confusion if they were attempting to communicate with others. I have no idea why the FAA bans it but while they do I will happily comply.
Sep 15, 2017, 6:47 pm
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On the SFO->BOS late flight yesterday, after the announcement to turn off cellular devices, one male FA announced specific devices that needed to be turned off: "Fred's Samsung....." A few minutes later, he listed them again by name and then said, "If they are not turned off, they will be reported to the FAA......
Very annoying and no idea why the FAS did not hear the pinging or stop him talking on his phone while on an active runway.
He had been upgraded so guess he was more special than the rest of us who follow the announced rules.
Wished more FAs enforced the rules.
Sep 15, 2017, 6:54 pm
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Texting can be legal during any phase of flight if you're doing it through the airplane's wifi. On the 737s, if not other fleets, iOS devices can text to other iOS devices without buying internet service. Pretty handy if you're an iPhone user.
Sep 15, 2017, 7:36 pm
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^ Some people just can't mind their own business.
Sep 15, 2017, 8:46 pm
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It's a stupid rule & I will continue to ignore it unless they threaten to eject me. If your behavior does not hurt anyone else then maybe the rule needs to go. Live free or die!