Thursday, October 31, 2013

Take on the new FAA flight regulations

There are really not many things that seemed more obvious than the FAA
finally allowing people to use tablets and MP3 players to be used
during takeoff. The initial argument against it was always a bit
flimsy and completely rendered moot, when pilots were using IPAD's for
their flight manuals without any repercussions of interference. The
second argument about a tablet becoming a projectile if there was a
sudden change in speeds was even more ridiculous as nobody would have
said a peep if you were carrying a copy of War and Peace on your lap.

It was a much needed change as the rules were antiquated and worthless
but what I am most happy about is that it will mean that I finally
don't have to read that terrible SkyMall magazine anymore

As much as I need a garden gnome or a nose hair trimmer, reading
something I actually care about will be nice for a change