"Kurt Ullman" wrote in message
news:kurtullman-D51C1C.18575313052008@70-3-168-216.area5.spcsdns.net...
> Actually, the one I read indicated that the FAA gave the airlines
> the responsibility to ban transmitting Personal Electronic Devices (what
> the FAA calls t-PEDs) as they saw fit.
> http://www.dac.public.lu/documentation/circulaires/AC91211B.pdf
Exactly the point. There is no blanket ban on "transmitting
personal electronic devices" per se on the FAA's part. For
instance, as a licensed amateur radio operator, it is perfectly
legal for me to operate, say, a handheld transceiver from an
aircraft in flight (and such operations are, in fact, conducted fairly
often - it's not really common, but it's definitely not unheard of)
AS LONG AS I HAVE THE PERMISSION OF THE
OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT (i.e., the pilot in command
and/or the air carrier responsible). There are certainly strong
recommendations made by the FAA in this area, esp. relating
to use of such devices when the aircraft is in actual IFR conditions
or during the takeoff/landing phases, but to state that there's a
flat-out ban imposed by the FAA is just wrong.
Bob M.
|