Portable Devices Approved

JordanD said:
I've been pretty lucky in that I've actually talked to some pretty interesting people most of the time.
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This thread jinxed me. I'm on a flight back to Atlanta, sitting in a business class seat, thinking I'm going to have a nice quiet flight home without wailing kids and other such nonsense, when suddenly the woman sitting next to me decides that it's a great time to start telling me her life story, even though I was clearly sitting there reading the inflight magazine.

I don't care about your grand kids, where you're from, what you did before you retired, or anything else about you! I don't know you, and I want to keep it that way!

Sorry, had to vent. Absolutely hate it when strangers on a plane think it's appropriate to start talking to me.
 
Cool, now I use my camera below 10,000 feet like I have been doing since circa 2002 without ever being told not to.

It'll be nice for pax in holding patterns below 10,000. I was once on an RJ holding for about 45 minutes at 8,000 and the F/A came running up and verbally slapping the wrist of anyone who dare reach for a kindle or ipod.
 
ATN_Pilot said:
This thread jinxed me. I'm on a flight back to Atlanta, sitting in a business class seat, thinking I'm going to have a nice quiet flight home without wailing kids and other such nonsense, when suddenly the woman sitting next to me decides that it's a great time to start telling me her life story, even though I was clearly sitting there reading the inflight magazine.

I don't care about your grand kids, where you're from, what you did before you retired, or anything else about you! I don't know you, and I want to keep it that way!

Sorry, had to vent. Absolutely hate it when strangers on a plane think it's appropriate to start talking to me.
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Three words. Noise Canceling Headphones. Realize they won't stop you from hearing her/him but people won't know if you're listening to some thing or not. When we airline back and fourth to the plane it works like a champ. I've never been asked to remove my "electronic device" so you can put them on right when you sit down. Even with out a cord connected to the headphones I've never had any one bug me. It's either that or I smell.
 
ryanmickG said:
Meh, was it so hard to turn off your ipod for 5 minutes and maybe read a magazine, book, or just sit there with your thoughts.
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No offense, but in the freight world, my iPad is my GPS. No, it is never off. And, guess what? I have not lost commutations. I have not lost nav aids. I have not lost NDBs.
 
PositionAndHold said:
Three words. Noise Canceling Headphones. Realize they won't stop you from hearing her/him but people won't know if you're listening to some thing or not. When we airline back and fourth to the plane it works like a champ. I've never been asked to remove my "electronic device" so you can put them on right when you sit down. Even with out a cord connected to the headphones I've never had any one bug me. It's either that or I smell.
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That's brilliant! Never thought of it, but I do have a pair of Bose noise canceling headphones, so I'll give it a shot.
 
ATN_Pilot said:
I have a library in my house at home, too, but I wouldn't want to carry one of those books on the road with me. The iPad makes travel a lot more convenient, and it's about damned time that the FAA recognized what everyone else has known for a very long time about the safety of PEDs.
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Alex Rodriguez, is that you?
 
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PhilosopherPilot said:
So the FAA has publicly stated the PED policy is changing. It will take time for individual airlines to get this approved. I can see a passenger refusing to turn it off, citing a news article.

The scene is set for some interesting flight attendant/passenger interactions!
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It really could have been handled much better. The F/A's already have an incredibly difficult job and now it just got tougher.
 
ATN_Pilot said:
Human interaction is great.....with family and friends. With random strangers on airplanes? No thanks.
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"OMG, you're so successful and you have all the miles! I mean, what a heart warming story about how you're reaching out to touch base with the regional director and great luck on that sales presentation monday!"

That'll satisfy all parties.
 
Derg said:
"OMG, you're so successful and you have all the miles! I mean, what a heart warming story about how you're reaching out to touch base with the regional director and great luck on that sales presentation monday!"

That'll satisfy all parties.
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More fun to tell them you work at a 7-11 when asked.....Better when you are in first class. Conversation usually ends then :)
 
jskibo said:
More fun to tell them you work at a 7-11 when asked.....Better when you are in first class. Conversation usually ends then :)
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I love how the person panicking in line at Starbucks will glare at you, smugly, as you board and they're sitting in first class. I always wanted to ask, "Where was this calm, controlled smugness when you were loosing your cookies because they may not have your Pumpkin Spice Latte at at the Airport PseudoBucks?"
 
Had a flight yesterday where some goober nabbed the copilot seat in the Navajo, and proceeded to jam his left knee against the pedestal-right where the friction lock is. I had to move his knee at least 4 times on a 18 minute flight, if I'd had a leatherman it would have taken enormous willpower not to shank him in the knee with it.
 
Roger Roger said:
Had a flight yesterday where some goober nabbed the copilot seat in the Navajo, and proceeded to jam his left knee against the pedestal-right where the friction lock is. I had to move his knee at least 4 times on a 18 minute flight, if I'd had a leatherman it would have taken enormous willpower not to shank him in the knee with it.
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Leatherman? Hell, just carry a specialized prison shank.
 
Roger Roger said:
Had a flight yesterday where some goober nabbed the copilot seat in the Navajo, and proceeded to jam his left knee against the pedestal-right where the friction lock is. I had to move his knee at least 4 times on a 18 minute flight, if I'd had a leatherman it would have taken enormous willpower not to shank him in the knee with it.
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I don't miss that!
 
Roger Roger said:
Had a flight yesterday where some goober nabbed the copilot seat in the Navajo, and proceeded to jam his left knee against the pedestal-right where the friction lock is. I had to move his knee at least 4 times on a 18 minute flight, if I'd had a leatherman it would have taken enormous willpower not to shank him in the knee with it.
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"Do you normally adjust the friction lock 4 times on an 18 minute flight, or are you just happy to see me?" ;)
 
Roger Roger said:
Had a flight yesterday where some goober nabbed the copilot seat in the Navajo, and proceeded to jam his left knee against the pedestal-right where the friction lock is. I had to move his knee at least 4 times on a 18 minute flight, if I'd had a leatherman it would have taken enormous willpower not to shank him in the knee with it.
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I'm rather surprised you guys don't carry a lot more than a "multi tool".
Maybe you don't deal with drunk..... people.... that think you're going the wrong way and decide they need to fly.
 
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