Okay okay, just some ideas.  I didn't mean for this thread to get way out
of hand.  I don't use it all the time and not when taking off or
landing.  I'm going by what I was asked on  n exam.  Here is my question
that I had.
When can you use your station aboard a commercial air craft?  Answer "oOly
qith the pilot's permision."  All I wonderedwas what luck have you all had
with it.





On Tue, 15 Jan 2002, Steve wrote:

> This thread is amazing!  As some have already said, the rules are
> promulgated for the safety of the flying public on commercial airliners.
> I've used an HT on a private plane, but I wouldn't think of doing it on an
> airliner.
>
> Jeffrey, your comment below is astounding.  First, if you had your scanner
> hidden in a backpack, it is likely that the flight attendants wouldn't have
> seen it because it was concealed.  Secondly, isn't it more helpful for the
> flight personnel to have reliable avionic functionality than for you to know
> where you are flying by listening to a NOAA WX broadcast?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 5:05 PM
> Subject: Re: using 2-meters a board an air craft
>
>
> Well, think about this closer, that is reasonable as they have things to
> attend to when they are taking off  and landing.  Last March I sat right
> in the first seat in the cabbin, and i had my scanner and little Grundig
> radio on FM and nobody said a word, but I was using it in side a back pack
> wiht et head phones.  As they said earlier NOAA Weather really helps you
> determine where you are giong over.
>