The issue is not with the actual lasers really. What they are afraid of is
getting people who try to use radios with cd-players built in. Any kind of
electromagnetic or radio interference can cause the navigational systems to
become disoriented. This can be compounded during takeoff when the systems
are being stressed by the takeoff. Smaller planes can also be affected
more, a 727 is more suseptible than a 747. Its kinda like this...you give
and inch, and people will take a mile. You let one dude use his MD, and
another one will drag out his walkman. You let some dude use his laptop to
play solitare during an 8 hour flight, and another dude will try and dialup
using a cell modem. I have seen it happen.
I was on a flight from Amsterdam to Stuttgart. I was with my class
on an exchange trip, and the co-pilot told my friend to shut his discman
off, Erik did. 10 minutes later, they were playing the same cd he wanted
to play, but they were playing it in the cockpit...TLC. I have been to
germany 3 more times, each playing my cd the whole way. I also took a trip
to Naples FL for spring break this year, listened to my bro's MD the whole
way, no one bothered me. Typically, Northworst (northwest), The Worst
Airline (TWA), and Continental have no problems with this type of equipment.
I may be only 20, but I have been around the block a few times...
Shawn
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Shawn M. Pierce
User support specialist and network management
University of Minnesota
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