Mr McCracken
I really don't think that a stewardess would hold a dead mobile to her ear during a busy time of the flight just to annoy a passenger.
My point was that if fire_bird7 saw a crewmember breaking the law then he should have reported it to the CSD. If that didn't work then he could have reported it to the airline who would have taken it very seriously. Instaed he decided to make his accusation behind the cloak of anonimity, on his first post on PPRuNe.
Mooney
The reason that we put the seatbelts sign on with 20 minutes to go on longhaul flights is to allow people to finish what they are doing, and return to their seats. If there is a possibility of turbulence then our briefing to the cabin crew would take this into account, and the signs would go on earlier. The CSD does not report the cabin as being secure until all passengers are seated with their belts fastened. We do not complete our checks until he has done so.
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