The FAA should move forward on rules allowing...
The FAA should move forward on rules allowing people to keep their non-connected electronic devices on through all aspects of flight, CTIA Vice President Jot Carpenter said Tuesday in an e-mail. The New York Times reported that a special 28-member…
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FAA advisory committee has agreed to a report that recommends allowing people to watch a movie, read a book or play a game below 10,000 feet (http://nyti.ms/18GCIny). “The idea that there is still a rule that says you can read a book if it looks like a book, but you can’t if it’s a book downloaded to your mobile device is just silly,” Carpenter said. “So the fact that government now acknowledges this absurdity is a positive step. The sooner the FAA modernizes its rules to reflect the realities of today’s mobile society, the better.” The report was forwarded to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. It was not released by the FAA.