Hello Ken - I agree with your position. Turning off edevices for a few minutes in a flight is a minimal inconvenience at best.
However (and this is a little tongue in cheek!) if the manufacturers of these devices either were made to comply with DO160 emissions requirements for edevices specifically for use on aircraft then those passengers that MUST read in those critical few minutes can do so. Best Regards Charles Grasso Compliance Engineer Echostar Communications (w) 303-706-5467 (c) 303-204-2974 (t) [email protected] (e) [email protected] (e2) [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Javor Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 8:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PSES] New immunity testing by the FAA in the future? Yeah Ed, I get it - I'm an out-of-touch old fogey. But in a sense it doesn't matter as long as the FAA enforces a level playing field and all airlines have the same rules. The flying public simply has to deal with it. Look at what the TSA has done to airport security. Because of that, I drive to customer locations within a 1.5 day driving radius rather than deal with the hassle and indignity of the lines and procedures. [If the FAA reversed course and allowed cell phone use on aircraft (which wouldn't be a safety problem at all due to the spectral use being out-of-band to any present day aircraft radio reception) by facilitating an in-plane "cell tower," I might have to expand my driving radius cut-off to two days. Due to the inconvenience of listening to everyone yelling into their phones about topics in which I have little interest...] The numbers of flyers haven't dropped at all as the TSA has made the procedures ever more time-consuming and invasive. If the public can take the TSA, they can deal with the FAA unplugging them a few minutes. Ken Javor Phone: (256) 650-5261 > From: Ed Price <[email protected]> > Organization: ESP Labs > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:48:13 -0700 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [PSES] New immunity testing by the FAA in the future? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Javor [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 5:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [PSES] New immunity testing by the FAA in the future? > > > Given the above issues, it makes much more sense for the flying public to > remain unplugged for a few minutes at the beginning and end of every flight. > > This isn't asking a lot. > > > Ken Javor > Phone: (256) 650-5261 > > > It may not be such a sacrifice for you, Ken, but you are not representative > of the general public. Drivers can't give up their cell phones and texting > devices, despite considerable fines. Look at the behavior of crowds in a > shopping mall; it's almost unusual to find someone who is NOT carrying on an > electronic conversation. A few weeks ago, I stopped at the side of an aisle > in a Wal-Mart as I noticed a walker/talker directly approaching me. I was > curious about at what distance she would notice me; instead, she almost fell > into my cart. Despite the physical surprise, and giving me a nasty look, she > didn't even pause her conversation. > > As you said, it makes more sense, but the general public isn't agreeable to > even a slight inconvenience. > > > Ed Price > El Cajon, CA > USA > > > - > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc > discussion list. 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To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]> - ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to <[email protected]> All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieee-pses.org/emc-pstc.html Attachments are not permitted but the IEEE PSES Online Communities site at http://product-compliance.oc.ieee.org/ can be used for graphics (in well-used formats), large files, etc. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas <[email protected]> Mike Cantwell <[email protected]> For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: <[email protected]> David Heald: <[email protected]>
