Originally Posted by
gloopy
But nothing in the current rules says you can't continue to hold a phone or eReader. And plenty of people still do. Along with many other head shattering hard objects. I'd be more concerned about someone using knitting needles or drinking hot coffee in an RTO than I would about someone holding an iPod.
Really? I don't recall ever hearing an FA's instruction to turn off all portable electronic devices that didn't include 'stowing' them, as well.