[ltp] DVD Movie on T30 w/o AC

[linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org]

I've got 2.5 hrs out of my T30 on a recent flight. Turning off the 
wireless adapter helps a lot.

>you should be fine. However, if you were planning to watch DVDs while
>flying, you should be aware most airlines take exception to the use of
>CD/DVD-players at any time. (Like cellphones.)

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