[ltp] DVD Movie on T30 w/o AC

[Will McDonald]

Although I read something recently that because (some?) new type of
wireless had demonstratedly interfered with plane communications, many
airlines were thinking of blanket-banning laptops, since most flight
attendents wouldn't be able to tell the difference, even to make the
right announcement.

-w

On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 07:14:55AM -0400, Mike_Phillips@URSCorp.com wrote:
> Wrong. You can't use them below 10,000 feet. In flight they are absolutely 
> fine. I fly every week on business and its the same for every airline I 
> fly on. I'm also a pilot and the actual regulations say that any device 
> that transmits or receives radio signals is illegal during instrument 
> flight rules (which is every major airline flight). So, technically having 
> the wireless adapter running could come under this rule, although this 
> rule is aimed at radio and tv receivers. 
> 
> However, also remember, that the regulations also give discretion to the 
> airline to restrict the use of any device they want. So they could ban 
> everything if they wanted to. 
> 
> Mike
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