Originally Posted by
propofol
Is anyone aware of any *evidence* to support all of these hysterical blanket reactions?
In hospitals, it used to be totally forbidden to use cellphones. Now, not only do we allow it, it is being actively used by nurses and doctors as a great communications tool
in the very areas of the hospital (ICUs) used to be thought as the "highest risk" areas! (link)
Hilarious, and I suspect it is exactly the same thing with planes.
It always irks me that I can't listen to my iPod until cruising altitude, and that I can't listen once landed. This is so I must listen to the silly messages we've all heard a million times...Sigh
I agree, there is no threat to aviation safety (because if there is, wouldn't terrorists just wreak havoc by leaving their cellphones on? MWAHAHAHA) but the policy is the policy. You can fight it by pointing this out but you won't go anywhere. A fight is worth picking if there is a way to win it. I don't see how this can be won...
The no music before/after 10k is actually a fair point. The point is that you should would be full aware of your surroundings during the most risky segments of a flight. There is a possibility that you may not hear "evacuate evacuate" while listening to Tyga's
Rack City.
...and technically, you cannot listen to your ipod when you board the plane and you cannot put it back on until you exit the plane.