Originally Posted by
jghill
This is the UK, not the USA - and as such, I couldn't give a flying monkey what the FAA might think.
It's not hard to ignore the mobile for a few hours - I'm not sure why so many people think they're so important that they must be permanently contactable. The mobile-phone-comfort-blanket is an addiction.
Well indeed.
It's such an insignificant rule to worry about. If you don't like it don't fly.