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Subject: Re: Portables on Airplanes - (nf)
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Date: Sat, 4-Jun-83 03:19:38 EDT
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Posted: Sat Jun  4 03:19:38 1983
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hp-pcd!jay    Jun  3 07:43:00 1983

My understanding is that the FAA has a very general rule which forbids
just about every electrical appliance except electric shavers (those busy 
executives must freshen up before their big meeting).  The one exception to
this rule is the HP-41C.  Apparently pilots like it so much for their
navigational calculations, they convinced the FAA to grant it special 
permission.  As I understand it, anyone can apply to have their product 
okayed for flight use, but either nobody has bothered or nobody can pass
the required tests.

Jay Phillips
...hplabs!hp-pcd!jay

P.S.	If I'm totally out in left field, somebody please correct me.