[Dragaera] Kindle and SKZB

[Howard Brazee]

I just saw this a couple of minutes ago:

http://gizmodo.com/5420641/can-my-ipod-make-this-airplane-explode


On Dec 8, 2009, at 1:08 PM, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:

> 
> On Tue, December 8, 2009 12:28, Howard Brazee wrote:
>> 
>> On Dec 8, 2009, at 6:39 AM, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
>> 
>>> The one clear downside I've found is I can't read below 10,000 feet
>>> (when the cabin attendants tell everybody to turn off their electronic
>>> gadgets).
>> 
>> Are the airlines run by Luddites?   Or is it just a matter of hearing a
>> "fact" and repeating it enough times to feel like we're doing the Right
>> Thing?
> 
> It's an FAA regulation, the airlines don't get a choice about it.  The
> devices haven't been tested to be compatible with the airplane navigation
> equipment.
> 
> The FAA is a rather conservative organization, for very good reasons :-).
> 
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