FA manual says "Use of small, lightweight PEDs (e.g. Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tablet, Microsoft surface, etc) is permitted gate-to-gate on UA flights..." Anything under 2lbs may be placed in a pocket, a seatback pocket, or held -- it may not be left unsecured on an adjacent empty seat. Anything over 2lbs must be stowed in an approved carryon baggage location.
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The questions I will ask myself are...if there is an emergency:
- would I be able to hold the device so it does not fly off and hit someone
- if it flies off and hits someone, would it kill the person or disable the person from evacuating
- if falls on the floor, especially if I am at the exit row, would it slow down evacuation
- would it slow my own evacuation
This is basically my train of thought as I walk through the cabin.
iPad Mini with the smart cover on a lap being held by one hand at 31F? Eh.
iPad Pro with the keyboard attached and someone merrily typing away with both hands on a lap in 21A? Please put the keyboard away.
Anything in a row in front of my jumpseat (think row 7 on a 757, row 27 on a 787-8/9)? Nope. I don't trust you to hold onto it during a rejected T/O or hard braking. Sorry, please put it away.