I’ve noted before that drones are causing interesting aviation issues. Â For example, a low-flying drone in Vegas violated FAA regulations. And the FAA’s new $5,000,000,000 system did not account for drones as an aircraft type. But this is a case in which drones can actually be dangerous. According to the …
Read More »FAA Forgets About Entire Aircraft Type in New $5 Billion System
Despite apparently being reminded multiple times that something called “drones” exists, the FAA forgot to include them–at all–in their new $5 billion system. From Gizmodo: We didn’t understand the magnitude to which (drones) would be an oncoming tidal wave, something that must be dealt with, and quickly,” said Ed Bolton, …
Read More »Kindle DX on Sale Through Tomorrow
Just a quick note that the Kindle DX is discounted down to $169 from $239 through tomorrow. I apologize for the brevity. I’m on an iPad on a plane and my laptop kicked the bucket! (If anyone sees any good deals on laptops…) Also, I cannot figure out urls in …
Read More »US Airways Finally Jumps On-Board with Electronics Below 10,000 Feet
JetBlue and Delta raced to be the first to allow electronics below 10,000 feet (I believe JetBlue won). Â United and American were close behind. Â And US Airways… I wasn’t sure what was going on there and was worried they wouldn’t switch over in enough time for my flight next week. …
Read More »Kindles and iPads to be Allowed at All Times in Flight by End of 2013
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has decided that Portable Electronic Devices may be used in Airplane Mode at all stages in flight.  They have noted that you should still listen to crew member instructions–so if they ask you to shut down, you should shut down. According to the FAA’s press release: …
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