Originally Posted by
Connecta
Haven't been back to SIN after getting a tablet. I'm shocked to read from
kesler.go that they not only want the iPad out for security check, but as well out of the sleeve... A good example for just simply transferring rules intended for something else without knowing whether it makes any sense
Taking the laptops out of the bag make it easier and quicker to see their printed circuit boards separated from chaotic cables and other items like dense batteries, which may look in combination like the "improvised" part of an IED.
Actually I already took both my iPad and Macbook Pro out of the bag but the guy wanted to take out the sleeves. Since the iPad sleeves were new (I just bought them that morning) and the iPad has a plastic screen protector, it sticks to the inner leather lining which makes its very hard to remove. Hence my new cover had a finger mark from the guy forcing to take it out.
Originally Posted by
Connecta
I know as well some who forgot switching off their phones during an entire long-haul flight. Mobile phones scale their output from a few mili-Watts to 2 Watts. The maximum output is usually generated when trying to get a connection, which drains as well the battery much quicker than when having good connection all the time. Those ppl were able to tell me the story because their plane obviously didn't crash... I don't see any risks with cameras though - only when using the flash it might generate an electric pulse, but much weaker than any mobile phone. There is no conclusive evidence, so most are just being better safe than sorry.
On a domestic flight a few years ago on PR, one of the crew members was asking my seat mate to turn off his mobile phone when his own mobile phone rings. It was funny actually...he goes to the galley and never came out until after take off.