The F.A.A. says it will take a “fresh look” at the use of iPads on planes.

Re:The F.A.A. says it will take a “fresh look” at the use of... by ams6110 on Sunday March 18, 2012 @01:06PM (#3720134)

It really seems to me that all this regulation about personal devices is just more theatre. Or some kind of psychological strategy to emphasize to the passengers who is in control.

If a cell phone or an iPod could really cause harmful interference with the avionics, they would not be allowed at all.

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Re:The F.A.A. says it will take a “fresh look” at the use of... by spa942 on Sunday March 18, 2012 @06:20PM (#3721201)

If a high beam headlight could really cause harmful interference with the vision of approaching car drivers, they would not be allowed at all. Right?

Here's a sampling of interference events: http://asrs.arc.nasa.gov/docs/rpsts/ped.pdf (edit: only some of them are about EMI interference)

Instruments acting up won't automatically cause a crash. But they may contribute to the accident (ref AF447)

http://www.cvel.clemson.edu/pdf/nasa-rp1374.pdf - some examples of what lack of EMI shielding can do.

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