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Airline electronic eqiupment

Normally, the only devices prohibited on airline flights (besides cell phones) are AM/FM radios. The main reason for this is that the FM radio's local oscillator "shares" the same radio frequency as the VOR navigation equipment of the aircraft. This can cause interference to the navigation equipment and position errors.

I have used my Visor on many flights but I have not heard of Game Boy's being banned. However, I was on a flight from Mexico where I was told that I couldn't use a portable CD player, so I pulled out my laptop and used the CD player in it. I think there is a lot of confusion of airline personnel as to what is allowed/not allowed with the proliferation of electronic devices these days.

Registered: Dec 2000
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Gameboys have not been band, I just mentioned that they seem to cause some small problems at altitude. The problem could cause more of a problem down low. Being a mile off course at 35,000 feet is not nearly as bad as a mile off on final approach going into Vail, (Eagle), CO. Don't worry there are backups.

Registered: Mar 2000
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Re: Airline electronic eqiupment

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Originally posted by halldp
Normally, the only devices prohibited on airline flights (besides cell phones) are AM/FM radios.

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What about portable TV's? Flying back from Florida about 5 years ago I had the window seat and was able to watch some rather boring sitcoms. Of course the station changed every once in a while as we flew over different cities. I didn't give a second thought about using it, and nobody told me to put it away so I guess it was safe. I don't think I'd do it again, unless of course a TV turner comes out for the Visor, however, then I'd have a "dual bandevice" and some might confuse it with a type of cell phone... (sorry for the bad pun )

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