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<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 13, 2007 4:20 PM, Steve Yelvington <<a href="mailto:steve@yelvington.com">steve@yelvington.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">I am "only"a frequent flier (Delta Platinum) and by no means an official<br>source, but it's my understanding there is NO FAA rule regarding devices
<br>that might emit RF radiation. Try "google site:<a href="http://faa.gov/" target="_blank">faa.gov</a> bluetooth" and<br>see what shows up.<br><br>The ironclad rule is that you have to do as you're told by the crew (and
<br>if you don't, you can be arrested for that). The airlines make their own<br>policy decisions and you have to obey them.<br><br>I have not seen any specific references to Bluetooth in any "back of the<br>magazine" policy documents on airlines I've flown recently. I've heard
<br>that British Airways specifically OKs Bluetooth but can't verify that.<br><br>Boeing has been trying to peddle wi-fi in aircraft for some time.<br>Apparently the satellite link part is pretty expensive.<br><br><br>
<br></blockquote></div>So whether or not bluetooth is allowed I'll talk with the airlines, but do you have to switch to "Offline<br>Mode" to comply with the wireless portion? If so then bluetooth is disabled as well
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