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    Default Use of electronics now allowed gate to gate in Canada

    I think everyone knew the rule about shutting electronics down was BS, at least now Canada is following everyone else in allowing electronic use.

    http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/passeng...aitt-1.1838508
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    Finally...no more F/A yelling "Sir...SIR!! Turn the camera OFF, NOW!!"


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    About god damned time, now if they would just let you opt out of the safety briefing, unnecessary announcements, and hearing everything twice, in English and French
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    About bloody time.

    My 4th gen Ipod nano was such a threat to airline safety.

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    Haha I think I am the only one who actually listens to the safety briefings and reads the safety card. Though in reality, if they plane is going down, you are more than likely royally fucked anyway.

    I took a flight on Delta and they did have a very entertaining safety vid:

    You have a couple of photos that are great... you must be very good at photoshop!

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    Yes, the "seat cushion can be used as a floatation device in the event of a water landing", has always been my personal favorite. Ask any ATP pilot what the odds are of a successful water landing in anything but a very calm lake or river - pretty much nil. Seat cushions = help SAR find the crash scene, and that's about it.

    I haven't flown commercial in a while, but used to 2x a week. I'd love to ask all the flight attendants now if they were just lying about the electronics interfering with the cockpit instruments, something they themselves no absolutely nothing about, and typically can't even name a single device or instrument up front, much less explain how a device that emits no radar or electronic signals on its own can "interfere" with anything.

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    What about over the ear headphones? Its such BS I cant listen to my music with my noise cancelling head phones but someone with ear buds can.

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    Originally posted by lasimmon
    What about over the ear headphones? Its such BS I cant listen to my music with my noise cancelling head phones but someone with ear buds can.
    I always thought it was opposite - you can NOT wear ear buds during take off and landing, but you CAN wear noise cancelling cans IF they are not plugged into anything. On more than a few occasions I've seen flight attendants tell people to remove ear buds, while ones wearing the noise cancelling headphones just show that the cable isn't plugged in and they're happy.
    You have a couple of photos that are great... you must be very good at photoshop!

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    Originally posted by clem24


    I always thought it was opposite - you can NOT wear ear buds during take off and landing, but you CAN wear noise cancelling cans IF they are not plugged into anything. On more than a few occasions I've seen flight attendants tell people to remove ear buds, while ones wearing the noise cancelling headphones just show that the cable isn't plugged in and they're happy.
    This is why I usually wear a hoodie while flying, never had a problem since it started wearing one to hide headphones
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    Originally posted by Gman.45
    I'd love to ask all the flight attendants now if they were just lying about the electronics interfering with the cockpit instruments, something they themselves no absolutely nothing about, and typically can't even name a single device or instrument up front, much less explain how a device that emits no radar or electronic signals on its own can "interfere" with anything.
    Or you could not be an ass and realize they were just doing their job.

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    Originally posted by finboy


    This is why I usually wear a hoodie while flying, never had a problem since it started wearing one to hide headphones
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    Originally posted by Gman.45
    I haven't flown commercial in a while, but used to 2x a week. I'd love to ask all the flight attendants now if they were just lying about the electronics interfering with the cockpit instruments, something they themselves no absolutely nothing about, and typically can't even name a single device or instrument up front, much less explain how a device that emits no radar or electronic signals on its own can "interfere" with anything.
    They were told to enforce these rules. Nothing they can do about it.

    As for safety instruction, can you ensure everyone on a flight are seasoned flyers and don't need that BS? Last thing you need is some idiot jamming up escape routes because they didn't listen. As much as I a recite the AC procedure, it's a necessary evil and I learn to tune out.

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    Just hurry up with wifi on Canadian carriers already...

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    Originally posted by lasimmon
    What about over the ear headphones? Its such BS I cant listen to my music with my noise cancelling head phones but someone with ear buds can.
    Originally posted by clem24
    I always thought it was opposite - you can NOT wear ear buds during take off and landing, but you CAN wear noise cancelling cans IF they are not plugged into anything. On more than a few occasions I've seen flight attendants tell people to remove ear buds, while ones wearing the noise cancelling headphones just show that the cable isn't plugged in and they're happy.
    The rule is you can wear ear bud headphones during takeoff and landing ONLY if it's connected to the inflight entertainment system. This is so they can pause/mute it and you can hear announcements.

    You can't wear over hear headphones at all during takeoff and landing, regardless of what it's hooked up to, because it can tangle and choke you in an emergency, whereas earbuds pop right out when pulled.

    Not sure if these rules are changed at all, doubtful.
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    Originally posted by Stealth22
    Finally...no more F/A yelling "Sir...SIR!! Turn the camera OFF, NOW!!"


    Look, if you'd just quit taking dick pics during takeoff this wouldn't be a problem.

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    Originally posted by Nufy


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    The poll on the CTV site is retarded. How can "Don't like the new rules, people are already distracted enough" even be an option? It's not like the people using their e-book are flying. And in the event of an emergency, there will be either sufficient notice to put the thing away or it will happen so fast that it won't matter.

    Last time coming back from work I was reading my book on my tablet and the guy next to me told me to turn it off and complained about the guy in the window seat sleeping because "people like us make him nervous flying". Moron.
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    Originally posted by rage2


    The rule is you can wear ear bud headphones during takeoff and landing ONLY if it's connected to the inflight entertainment system. This is so they can pause/mute it and you can hear announcements.

    You can't wear over hear headphones at all during takeoff and landing, regardless of what it's hooked up to, because it can tangle and choke you in an emergency, whereas earbuds pop right out when pulled.

    Not sure if these rules are changed at all, doubtful.
    Still the same. And will continue to be the same for a long time to come.
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    College Humor has a great video about electronic devices on planes.
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