Originally Posted by jjvan
According to the FAR's, they should be trurned off and stowed durring takeoff and landing. They should not even be worn durring these times.
Point of clarification. FAR 91.21 covers the use of portable electronic devices (PED). While it states "no person may operate, nor may any operator or pilot in command of an aircraft allow the operation of, any portable electronic device...", the regulation does not state that a PED can not be worn, or that the PED must be stowed.
Let's be careful with using the FAR's as a catch all for any instruction or command given.