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Old Aug 27, 2012 | 8:31 pm
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Loren Pechtel
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Originally Posted by JObeth66
But I'm not required to stow my 1.5# hardback book during takeoff & landing, how is an iPad any more "dangerous"?

And we're not told we can't use our devices during takeoff & landing out of a fear that they might become projectiles, but rather because the electronics can interfere with flight systems.
Yeah. These days my Kindle is lighter than any book I bring along.
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