Knee Defender !!

[poke53281]

A gadget that stops plane seats tilting back is starting fights on airliners

Read more: Why the Knee Defender is starting fights on airliners | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2736320/Legroom-rage-Why-gadget-stops-plane-seats-tilting-starting-fights-airliners.html)

[glendalegoon]

interesting. faa may ask that an aviation mechanic enter a logbook for any modifications

[DaveReidUK]

Apparently the device comes with this "Courtesy Card":

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/assets_c/2014/08/knee-defender-courtesy-card-thumb-285x357.jpg

What could possibly go wrong? :O

[chefrp]

Just ridiculous! It is time for standard seat pitch and width that is acceptable for all passengers. The taxi ride to the airport gives you a better quality seat.

And this cant be safe!

[S.o.S.]

This topic is already running in Jet Blast: http://www.pprune.org/jet-blast/546368-knee-defender-diversion.html

It is PPRuNe policy that only one thread on a topic can run, so I'm closing this and invite you to contribute to the other thread.

I seem to recall that this topic was discussed in this forum some time ago, when the device was first announced.