Re: presentation-prep as safety hazard

[Ken Hornstein]

>I expect we will see some lessening of the rules as the experience
>and turnover of the airframes proceeds.  We already have the
>"mobile use okay until pushback" which is a real change.

That's not universal; it's up the individual carrier.

(While I agree there is no hard evidence that computers affect plane
systems, when you're dealing with an airplane, isn't it better to be
safe than sorry?  They are only asking you to turn it off for a
relatively short amount of time).

--Ken