Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/04

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Subject: [Leica] Re: New aviation rules
From: Hans-Peter.Lammerich@t-online.de
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 10:21:44 +0200 (MEST)

I would also guess that there no really existing, technically based 
safety concerns. The emission of energy from CD players and mobile 
phones is minimal in comparison to the two-way radio used on the flight 
deck, let alone lightning or electro-static discharges. I also hardly 
believe that these "digital" emissions are more harmful than those from 
an analog walkman. Strange enough, laptops are allowed during flight, 
but apparently not the usually built in CD players. 

I however would feel disturbed by other passengers listening to open 
headphones or talking loud on their mobile phones. 

Regarding carry-on luggage baggage I used to break the rules even in 
the past, since my backpack with laptop and (hobby-) camera gear 
usually is way beyond 8 or 10kg. My company cannot afford to pay 
business class and the 20 to 25kg limit for check-in baggage is a 
little bit mean for longer trips. 

Hans-Peter
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