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On 10/21/2011 06:41 AM, DevilsPGD wrote:
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I guess my question is, how is it even possible to acquire such footage from inside the
aircraft given the prohibition on "portable electronic devices" below 10,000ft? Perhaps,
it may have been "overlooked" in the earlier days of "heightened security awareness,"
but I'm really wondering how anyone could get away with it today? Even if permission
were to be granted by the captain or crew, the passengers wouldn't necessarily know
that and might raise a ruckus on their own... leaving the crew to clean up.

The short answer is that electronics aren't a threat and everyone knows
it. Nobody cares if you use a phone or similar on the ground, on the
runway, during takeoff/landing or anywhere else.

Cell phones do generate a lot of electronic RFC noise, so I can
understand why they are not allowed. What annoys me is being forbidden
to turn on a GPS receiver in flight. This is a totally passive
electronic device.
AFA not being a threat, the question is, are devices certified as not
being a threat? As long as there is no certification, that's the end of
the story.

Then why are you allowed to use many electronic devices during the
flight, including those that transmit and receive (on some flights)? Do
all onboard electronics suddenly become certified?

If there was even a chance cell phones, laptops, cameras, etc could
cause operational or safety issues with the flight, do you think they'd
focus on finding water and hand lotion or dangerous electronics?

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