Originally Posted by
Bahamasflyer
Did you even read and understand my post??
I was talking specifically about FAR 121.542(d), which was implemented only 5 yrs ago.
If you are going to not allow one to listen to music through bluetooth at FL350 on a 4 hr flight, why don't you ALSO prohibit them from eating, drinking coffee, or reading a magazine too?
That specific regulation was inserted by congress as a knee jerk reaction to the guys who fell asleep on their way to MSP, but *claimed* they were playing with a laptop. The sponsor was a well-known pilot-hater in congress. The actual regulatory language is so complex (references FCC regulations) that I'm not even sure what it really means. So no, it's not really supposed to make sense.