unfamiliar routine and environment which for most passengers is just about everything related to flyingI do find it amazing that people lose something like an ipad. Ya think after you spend several hundred bucks on something you might keep track of where it is.
I do find it amazing that people lose something like an ipad. Ya think after you spend several hundred bucks on something you might keep track of where it is.
I've come close to leaving stuff on planes. I was non-revving a couple times and took my seat, put everything away, and then the gate agents called me up to deplane because a revenue passener showed up and the flight couldn't leave because of maintenance or whatever. Pretty easy to leave something in the seatback pocket when it's not in plain sight and you're trying to gather everything. I can only imagine for people that don't fly on a regular basis.I do find it amazing that people lose something like an ipad. Ya think after you spend several hundred bucks on something you might keep track of where it is.
Just a word of caution, if you (for example, as a F/A) do find something like that on a plane, CALL THE INFLIGHT OFFICE IMMEDIATELY (as in call them from the plane if you can). Inform them of your location, time, flight number, a/c number, and description of item found, and let THEM tell you what to do. If it's after office hours, contact local station management.
If you so much as remove the item from the plane, even with the intention of taking it to the inflight office or the station manager or whatnot you CAN get in trouble for removing the item. Depending on circumstance, you may or may not actually get in any trouble, but from a paranoid former-AMR-employee point of view, cover your butt and document every step you take once you find the item. That way YOUR butt is in the clear if it should turn up missing and someone comes looking for it (or it's found somewhere else) later.
Just a word of caution, if you (for example, as a F/A) do find something like that on a plane, CALL THE INFLIGHT OFFICE IMMEDIATELY (as in call them from the plane if you can). Inform them of your location, time, flight number, a/c number, and description of item found, and let THEM tell you what to do. If it's after office hours, contact local station management.
If you so much as remove the item from the plane, even with the intention of taking it to the inflight office or the station manager or whatnot you CAN get in trouble for removing the item. Depending on circumstance, you may or may not actually get in any trouble, but from a paranoid former-AMR-employee point of view, cover your butt and document every step you take once you find the item. That way YOUR butt is in the clear if it should turn up missing and someone comes looking for it (or it's found somewhere else) later.
Shoulda sold it on eBay right away
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Yeah, but we can find out where you are anyway so might as well go ahead and turn on "Find My iPhone" so you can at least get it back if it's stolen.
Shall I zoom in some more?
The online security/protect yourself/passwords gurus seem to be pretty universally against enabling any of the track my i-whatever software. YMMV.
Not, well, not really, well, just, nevermind.These apps typically don't work well enough for police to care. Heck iPads are stolen in Starbucks all the time and the police don't do anything about it because they can't legally search the guy.
Not, well, not really, well, just, nevermind.
I was more referring to the last bit, but yes. When I had an iPad lifted from me (along with a few other things) in Portland, they sent a report car with a bored-looking Bureau of Police officer who was clearly more interested in lunch than actually handling calls for service. It was a felony theft and, to my knowledge, nothing has come of it.For the most part the police don't care.
How do I know that photo is off the iPad?
The GPS signal isn't 100% accurate.
Excuse me sir, could you please empty your bag? "no". Sorry can't do any more.
The app my function just fine, but law enforcement may not care at all.