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Group: aus.aviation · Group Profile
Author: PodgePodge Date: Feb 8, 2008 00:10
"Snapper" yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:02eca48f$1$21899$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...> GB wrote...
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>> JB answered that question some years ago with a statement to
>>the effect that if it's on the flight deck and you know about it,
>>you can have it switched off as soon as you suspect any form of
>>interference. It's the random unknowns up the back that are
>>difficult to address.
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> Yep, that's fine, I s'pose. But if there is a risk of interference
> occuring, why do it in the first place?
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True, in this monster 700 plus postings thread, I think most people did
agree that it's better to err on the side of caution with regard to
passengers' use of portable electronic devices during takeoffs and landings:
http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/showthread.php?s=33e0d7c42356eef7f71c8d293979621e&t...
Having said that, it was interesting to see that, nobody posting to that
monster thread was able to find even one officially reported instance of
where the use of a digital camera or a video camera was suspected as causing
interference to an aircrafts avionics. I'm pleased about that, it gives me
the confidence to keep on flying!
Podge
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