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Subject:
Noise-Canceling Headset Use During Flights
Category: Miscellaneous Asked by: teendoc-ga List Price: $2.00 |
Posted:
27 Jul 2006 19:24 PDT
Expires: 28 Jul 2006 19:45 PDT Question ID: 750248 |
I wear noise canceling headsets during my frequent airplane trips. Following the rules, I turn the noise canceling feature off during takeoff and landing. Recently, however, I have been told by a few flight attendants that I cannot wear the headsets during takeoff and landing even though they are turned off. They claim that this is an FAA regulation. Yet the majority of flight attendants say that they simply have to be turned off for takeoff and landing, but they still can be worn on the head. I am tired of getting into arguments with the attendants who make me take off my headset. Is there an FAA regulation about headsets being removed during takeoff and landing? And if there is such a regulation, how come ear plugs are allowed? |
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Subject:
Re: Noise-Canceling Headset Use During Flights
From: peeja-ga on 27 Jul 2006 21:00 PDT |
Well, this looks like the regulation on electronic devices: <http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&%3C?SID%3E&rgn=div8&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.4.20.6.11.3&idno=14> There are a few other parts with nearly identical sections which refer to other classes of aircraft. The regulations seem to say that with the exception of portable voice recorders, hearing aids, heart pacemakers, and electric shavers, no portable electronic devices are permitted for use on such an aircraft UNLESS the holder of the plane's certificate makes the call that a particular device won't interfere with the instruments. The section says nothing about wearing headsets. It's possible that it's somewhere else in the regulations, but I highly doubt it. The airline likely doesn't want you to wear a headset because they want you to hear their announcements, and because it's harder for the flight attendants to tell if you're using an electronic device. |
Subject:
Re: Noise-Canceling Headset Use During Flights
From: stanmartin1952-ga on 28 Jul 2006 14:02 PDT |
It's probably easier to check that nobody is wearing headphones than it is to check that everyone's headphones are turned off. |
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