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.