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Old May 20, 2013 | 7:36 pm
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Originally Posted by bvipirate
Boeing engineers currently believe that is in the best interest of safety and they recommend that PED devices should be shut off below 10,000 feet. It is a lengthy but interesting read:

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aer..._textonly.html

I think I will follow the advice of Boeing engineers vs a plane mechanic.
They also recommend lithium ion batteries on 787's.
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