The New York Times has reported that Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.) of U.S.A is planning to relax its rules for using mobile reading devices like Kindle Fire, iPad and other tablets on planes during landing and takeoff. The relaxation, which would not include the usage of mobile phone, is likely to be declared by the end of 2013. After which passengers will not get to hear the same old announcement to turn off their electronic reading devices for landing or takeoff. Instead they might hear “please put your devices on ‘airplane mode’ for takeoff” in the future.
Mentioning the reason behind moulding the rule, a Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A) official said that the government agency is under great pressure to allow passengers use mobile reading devices on flights or otherwise provide some solid and scientific evidence for not letting people use such devices on planes. The anonymous official also said that there is no evidence that reading devices like Kindle Fire and iPads can disturb the avionics of a plane.
On top of it the strangest thing is that F.A.A lets passengers use audio recorders and electric razors throughout the flight, even during landing and takeoff in spite of the fact that these electronic devices produce more emissions.
“Last year, the agency announced that an industry working group would study the issue. The group, which first met in January, comprises people from various industries, including Amazon, the Consumer Electronics Association, Boeing, the Association of Flight Attendants, the Federal Communications Commission and aircraft makers. The group plans to introduce its findings by July 31.
To guarantee that the F.A.A. follows through with its promise to relax the rules, Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri, said she planned to hold the agency accountable by introducing legislation.
“So it’s O.K. to have iPads in the cockpit; it’s O.K. for flight attendants — and they are not in a panic — yet it’s not O.K. for the travelling public, she said. A flying copy of ‘War and Peace’ is more dangerous than a Kindle.”
Therefore, the ban on using reading devices during flight seems pretty bizarre and now people are aware of the fact that perhaps there is no solid scientific reason to prohibit such electronic devices on the plane. As a result of that the issue has started gaining more importance because now more and more people, especially from North America, prefer to board flights that offer wearable computers, which includes activity trackers such as Nike Fuelband.
Source: iPhoneinCanada
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