FAA Clamps Down On Pilots’ Personal Use Of Electronic Devices In Cockpit

FAA Clamps Down On Pilots Personal Use Of Electronic Devices In Cockpit

The FAA may have warmed up to passengers’ use of personal electronic devices throughout all stages of the flight, meaning that you can continue to play Flappy Bird from gate to gate, its clamping down on pilots’ personal use of such electronic devices in the cockpit, in-flight. The new rules build up on the “sterile cockpit” FAA rule from 1981, which makes it obligatory for pilots to refrain from non-essential activities in-flight. Once the new rules go in effect within two months, pilots won’t be allowed to use laptops, tablets, cell phones and other similar devices for personal use.

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