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Old 4th Jan 2013, 23:45
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GoPro Question

Just watched a vid on YouTube showing a pilot setting up and using a 'GoPro' video camera on several flights in the USA, yet, no one (pax that is) is allowed to use theirs in the main cabin below 10,000ft due to 'electronic devices not allowed', why?
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Cos it's a simple camera, just recording images onto a memory card. No electronic emissions involved.
Probably security concerns with unrestricted use in the cabin in some countries, and hopefully no security concerns with the people flying the aircraft!
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Just watched a vid on YouTube showing a pilot setting up and using a 'GoPro' video camera on several flights in the USA, yet, no one (pax that is) is allowed to use theirs in the main cabin below 10,000ft due to 'electronic devices not allowed', why?
Simply 'cause nobody is there to tell the pilots to turn it off. What's not allowed in the cabin is not allowed in the cockpit either, as that's where lots of the electronic instruments (or at least significant portions of them) are located, making them even more susceptible to interference.
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Cos it's a simple camera, just recording images onto a memory card. No electronic emissions involved.
Can you certify that?
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Gentlemen,

FYI

From Go Pro Manual:

"FCC STATEMENT
Modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off.
The user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver
is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help"

http://gopro.com/wp-content/uploads/...ENG-110110.pdf

http://d3m6eq123hajy2.cloudfront.net..._FINAL_Web.pdf

On the Go Pro 3 there is no FCC statement.

All the best,

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