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From: kfr@hou5f.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Re: Are portable computers a danger to airplanes in flight?
Message-ID: <427@hou5f.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 1-Oct-84 10:40:58 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct  1 10:40:58 1984
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United Airlines has decided to IGNORE the requirements of FAR 91.19,
and has issued a blanket approval for all portable computer use on all its
aircraft.
It is interesting to note that although 91.19 requires the airline to test
each device for each type of aircraft, United has given an approval that
covers computers that are not yet designed, and airliners that have
not yet flown!

This policy can be found on the last pages of the United magazine that
is in all the seat packets of their planes.


Kevin Redden
(201) 834-4221