Electronics on during take-off and landing...
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 95
Electronics on during take-off and landing...
Maybe some of you can either change or reinforce my thoughts on this subject. In my recent travels, I've noticed more and more people deciding to leave their electronics on during take-off and landing.
I find it both concerning and frustrating. Typically I'll see people sleeping with their active noise cancellation head phones on, and at times I'll see people with their Iphones left on, and in one case a person was texting while still landing!
From a safety perspective, I'm not sure just how dangerous this practice is, but it's a bit disconcerting.
That brings the question, should someone point it out when a person decides to ignore the rules? AFAIK there is a federal penalty for keeping electronics on and can be prosecuted by the court of law. I'd just want the person to comply, would hate to get into some legal situation.
I've never heard of such a case, but wonder if such a thing could happen.
Finally, I have to wonder since there are plenty of electronics that are left on that don't have on off switches. Such as quartz watches, lcd sets on the plane itself and I'm sure people accidentally forget to turn off items left in a bag.
What's everyone's take on this scenario?
Mike
I find it both concerning and frustrating. Typically I'll see people sleeping with their active noise cancellation head phones on, and at times I'll see people with their Iphones left on, and in one case a person was texting while still landing!
From a safety perspective, I'm not sure just how dangerous this practice is, but it's a bit disconcerting.
That brings the question, should someone point it out when a person decides to ignore the rules? AFAIK there is a federal penalty for keeping electronics on and can be prosecuted by the court of law. I'd just want the person to comply, would hate to get into some legal situation.
I've never heard of such a case, but wonder if such a thing could happen.
Finally, I have to wonder since there are plenty of electronics that are left on that don't have on off switches. Such as quartz watches, lcd sets on the plane itself and I'm sure people accidentally forget to turn off items left in a bag.
What's everyone's take on this scenario?
Mike
#2
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Seattle, Washington USA
Posts: 972
Maybe some of you can either change or reinforce my thoughts on this subject. In my recent travels, I've noticed more and more people deciding to leave their electronics on during take-off and landing.
I find it both concerning and frustrating. Typically I'll see people sleeping with their active noise cancellation head phones on, and at times I'll see people with their Iphones left on, and in one case a person was texting while still landing!
From a safety perspective, I'm not sure just how dangerous this practice is, but it's a bit disconcerting.
That brings the question, should someone point it out when a person decides to ignore the rules? AFAIK there is a federal penalty for keeping electronics on and can be prosecuted by the court of law. I'd just want the person to comply, would hate to get into some legal situation.
I've never heard of such a case, but wonder if such a thing could happen.
Finally, I have to wonder since there are plenty of electronics that are left on that don't have on off switches. Such as quartz watches, lcd sets on the plane itself and I'm sure people accidentally forget to turn off items left in a bag.
What's everyone's take on this scenario?
Mike
I find it both concerning and frustrating. Typically I'll see people sleeping with their active noise cancellation head phones on, and at times I'll see people with their Iphones left on, and in one case a person was texting while still landing!
From a safety perspective, I'm not sure just how dangerous this practice is, but it's a bit disconcerting.
That brings the question, should someone point it out when a person decides to ignore the rules? AFAIK there is a federal penalty for keeping electronics on and can be prosecuted by the court of law. I'd just want the person to comply, would hate to get into some legal situation.
I've never heard of such a case, but wonder if such a thing could happen.
Finally, I have to wonder since there are plenty of electronics that are left on that don't have on off switches. Such as quartz watches, lcd sets on the plane itself and I'm sure people accidentally forget to turn off items left in a bag.
What's everyone's take on this scenario?
Mike
#5
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: PHX
Programs: UA *Alliance
Posts: 5,612
Many threads in TS&S.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ding-ua-f.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ff-iphone.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...mouse-sir.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...uspicious.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...-airplane.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ht-danger.html
And those are just threads with activity since mid April.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ding-ua-f.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ff-iphone.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...mouse-sir.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...uspicious.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...-airplane.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ht-danger.html
And those are just threads with activity since mid April.
#6
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 4,449
Video cameras and the cockpit
Clearly, having a video camera on inside the cockpit during flight and landing interferes with the instruments as documented in this video:
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/vid...nrll>1=42010
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/vid...nrll>1=42010
#7
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: EAT
Programs: AS MVP (qualified MVP for 2011), DL, AA
Posts: 1,000
Clearly, having a video camera on inside the cockpit during flight and landing interferes with the instruments as documented in this video:
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/vid...nrll>1=42010
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/vid...nrll>1=42010
#8
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 11,439
Fixed that for you. This is the more accurate statement.