Re:Mobile phones on aircraft
by romwell on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @01:26PM
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I'd say, at this point, it's not about FCC rules either.
The planes are already filled to the max with humans like cans of sardines.
And it seems like most of these humans are perfectly OK with giving up their right to yap on the phone if that means their neighbor will lose it too.
"WE NOW ENCOURAGE INFLIGHT PHONE CONVERSATIONS!" is not a message the airlines would want to send.
It's a tricky balance. Everyone knows the rule is not enforced, but your seat neighbor can tell on you (especially if you're annoying), so people are incentivized to behave. Not so much on trains, btw.
(Also, FWIW the FAA rule leaves it to airlines to decide when and whether to apply it).
Re:Mobile phones on aircraft
by _moof on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @09:44PM
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The FAA rule you're referring to, 14 CFR 91.21, has no relation to the FCC rule. The FAA cannot authorize the use of cell phones aboard aircraft as long as the FCC forbids it. It's not the FAA's jurisdiction.
The planes are already filled to the max with humans like cans of sardines.
And it seems like most of these humans are perfectly OK with giving up their right to yap on the phone if that means their neighbor will lose it too.
"WE NOW ENCOURAGE INFLIGHT PHONE CONVERSATIONS!" is not a message the airlines would want to send.
It's a tricky balance. Everyone knows the rule is not enforced, but your seat neighbor can tell on you (especially if you're annoying), so people are incentivized to behave. Not so much on trains, btw.
(Also, FWIW the FAA rule leaves it to airlines to decide when and whether to apply it).