Hey ACARS fyi Im not arguing with anybody! All I simpley said was that I give a bit of latitude with pax who know exactley what they are doing and satisfy me in the process. I cited a Yank CPL holder in this case.
As far as the Great Unwashed are concerned Im with Hugs 100%. In fact Im even more bloodey strict. Give the buggers an inch and theyll take 10,000 miles. An example was going into TPE one evening. An Unwashed wanted to use his laptop which I gave the ok. During descent the (737-300) EFIS Map suddenley shifted 8 nm left and the ILS went tits up! On-board investigation showed the idiot with the laptop had connected to the internet via his handphone and was getting the TPE closing Stock prices, and his mate beside him was talking to there broker through his handphone!
Storey doesnt stop there. These dicks were so hung up on there business they ignored the stewardesses instruction from ME to turn these things off! It took me to come back and literaly rip the bloodey things from the hands of these dorks. Pity we werent inbound to my home base Ha Noi. Theyd have been dragged off in chains on arrival and hauled off to the lockup for a month till the "trial" came up (communism does have its advantages!). Lesson learnt: dont give the Unwashed ANY latitude whatsoever!
[This message has been edited by Slasher (edited 09 January 2001).]