Victory ! You Do n’t Have to Shut Off Your Electronics On Flights Anymore
TheThe Wall Street Journalreports that while cellphone sound , tablets or computer can be used in the cockpit for professional duties , they wo n’t be let for “ personal utilisation . ” Thenew rulegoes into effect in two calendar month .
A tweaked adaptation of a 1981 rule often denote to as the “ sterile cockpit , ” the idea is to keep “ the environment on the flying pack of cards … free from potentially dangerous beguilement . ” individual electronics were previously covered by that principle below 10,000 feet , but not above it . Now , the FAA ’s policy will ban manipulation during all phases of flight .
The change was seemingly inspired by a number of incidents — including a Northwest Airlines flight that overshoot its destination by 150 miles in 2009 because pilots were distracted by their computer . Sounds like a good musical theme , then . [ FAAviaWall Street JournalviaVerge ]
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