<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jss:
Mark: Re your comments that GPS are permitted--I've heard this from some pilots before but most UA cabin staff do not seem to know about it as I 've been requested not to use it by quite a few. Aside from this: What makes them different from any other type of radio receivers which are prohibited?
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In the future, you might politely ask the FA to check with the captain. It might help to know that the reference is on page 8.100.7 of the FOM.
I don't know what makes a GPS different - perhaps they don't produce as much of a signal as a radio receiver in order to receive information from the satellites. Or perhaps there is better quality control of GPS units because many of them will go into aircraft. Sorry I can't really answer that question.