Re: [NTLK] OT: portable cd player

From: Bradford Schmidt (brad_at_bradfordschmidt.com)
Date: Wed Apr 10 2002 - 13:28:53 EDT


On 4/10/2002 at 2:21 PM Jon Glass said:

>on 4/9/02 10:24 PM, Bradford Schmidt at brad_at_bradfordschmidt.com wrote:
>
>> Well, I'd assume that they know the monitors are no problem, but can't
>have
>> the flight attendants running up and down the aisles making device by
>> device calls - therefore, ALL passenger electronics are out of the
>> question.
>
>Hm. Then why do they _normally_ turn them off? I have never been on an
>airplane where they have taken off and landed with the TVs running. In
>fact,

---------To Which I Say---------

Well, I just flew Jet Blue RT to Florida.

The TV's in the seatbacks were on from the moment I sat down at the gate,
through taxi, take off and landing, right back to the gate. Both ways,
too. I'd think that the monitors in most planes are turned off if they
come down from the overheads, as turbulence might cause problems either
with loosening them, or smacking a badly belted passenger on the head - I'm
guessing it has nothing to do with the electronics.

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