"Robert Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >do you know where i can find credible information about using md on a >flight? each airline has a different policy (some ban it altogther, others >only during takeoff and landing), but a friend of mine said that he read an >article stating that md causes no interference w/ a plane's systems, and >should be allowed the entire time. unfortunately, he doesn't have a copy of >the article. thanks for the help. Here's an excerpt about that subject taken from a monthly column written by a pilot for Upside magazine. Check out the complete article at the link below. And if you're interested in aviation, there's an archive of all his columns on that site.... The segment of the trip from takeoff to about 10,000 feet is a critical phase of flight. Ditto for the trip down--from below 10 grand to landing. During that period, we pilots must adhere to something called "sterile cockpit" (don't get me started ... ), where we're supposed to refrain from talking about drinking or women and pay attention for a change. Your job is to turn off your electronic toys and place your seat back in the full upright and torment position. We figure that if the plane gets lost at cruising altitude, there's still plenty of time to determine where we are. However, if the airliner goes astray 50 feet from the ground during a hairy instrument approach, we can quickly wind up in deep kimchi (Korean for pickled cabbage). In other words, better safe and ignorant than unsafe and cocky about all those strange electrons flying around our cabins. http://www.upside.com/texis/mvm/plane_truth?id=361a45bd0 ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
