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PostPosted: Oct 31, 2013 6:39 am    Post subject: It's about damn time Reply with quote
http://bgr.com/2013/10/31/faa-eliminates-personal-electronics-restrictions/

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PostPosted: Oct 31, 2013 7:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's stupid that they require airplane mode at all. The emissions from phones are too small to ever interfere with the plane's electronics.
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PostPosted: Oct 31, 2013 7:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
churchy wrote:
The emissions from phones are too small to ever interfere with the plane's electronics.

i was always told it was to keep people paying attention in case of a crash.
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PostPosted: Oct 31, 2013 12:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
^^^

*plane begins nose diving*

HANG ON GUYS I GOTTA TWEET THIS!!!

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PostPosted: Nov 02, 2013 4:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
STPHNSN23 wrote:

i was always told it was to keep people paying attention in case of a crash.



Yup. Basically what my Pilot friend confirmed
and this guy
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/31/opinion/abend-flight-regulations-electronics/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7
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