Originally Posted by
3Cforme
Should the OP compare his credentials as a flight safety expert to those of the FAA?

Before you beat up the OP --- I've lived in a number of cities and have earned lots of miles on CO, US, NW and UA. And now I have lots of miles on AS.
My recollection was when switching over to AS I was surprised they didn't have a policy on raised shades at takeoff/landing.
So other carriers do (or did) have such policies. Whether AS should is another matter. But the OP does have a point.