Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!yale-com!bj From: bj@yale-com.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Portables on Airplanes Message-ID: <1619@yale-com.UUCP> Date: Wed, 15-Jun-83 00:04:56 EDT Article-I.D.: yale-com.1619 Posted: Wed Jun 15 00:04:56 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 16-Jun-83 13:35:54 EDT References: lanl-a.343 Lines: 20 The FAA regulations allow operation of any electronic device that has been approved by the pilot of the flight. This is true at any rate for private aircraft. I don't think there are any additional regs which apply to commercial carriers. However, the airlines probably set policy on this issue instead of leaving it up to the individual pilots. In addition, there may be some informal guidelines from some government branch or other to insure uniformity across airlines. Please, don't respond to messages unless you *know* the answer. This topic was discussed on the net several months ago and at that time someone posted the relevant section of the regulations. Maybe someone with archives could dig it out again. The pilot of a commercial craft does not have the legal power to allow equiptment on the plane, that requires the owner of the plane (the company). [This is how the law was explained to me.] B.J. Herbison-BJ@Yale decvax!yale-comix!herbison-bj