[time-nuts] GPS from a window seat

[d.seiter at comcast.net]

It's so nice that they allow pacemakers "all the time"! I'd hate to think people would have to turn them off for flights... 

Why the ban on AM/FM receivers? 

-Dave 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas A. Frank" <ka2cdk at cox.net> 
To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" <time-nuts at febo.com> 
Sent: Saturday, October 3, 2009 1:31:08 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain 
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] GPS from a window seat 

> saying angrily "using a GPS on a 
> plane is illegal". 


Nonsense...unless their own rules prohibit such use, in which case 
you are legally obliged to comply. There is no blanket (ie: 
government) rule against them. 

It is up to the airline; in the past year I've flown a number of 
different airlines. Some said in their in-flight magazine that GPS 
use was allowed, others said it wasn't, and some didn't say anything 
at all. 

For example, Southwest airlines specifically allows the use of GPS 
units: 

http://www.spiritmag.com/flightservices/flight-services.pdf 

US Airways implies they're OK, but is not explicit: 

http://www.usairwaysmag.com/inflight_information/passenger_information/ 

Either Jetblue or United prohibit GPS', but I cannot find anything on 
their websites (they are the other two airlines I've recently flown, 
so it's one of them where I saw the prohibition). 

No rhyme or reason to it at all. 

Tom Frank, KA2CDK 
(frequent flyer...and gadget user) 



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