scanner on planes?

[Starion]

Thanks for the link.

My digital music player has an FM radio in it. I need to be careful and not turn the FM radio on.

 

[K2KOH]

The bottom line on operating a scanner on board an airliner...the captain has the final say...it's his ship!

 

[Voyager]

Oh goodie, this topic is being talked about .. yet again.

http://members.cox.net/rr_faq/#2.1

That link pops up and stifles discussion all over the place doesn't it?

Fortunately, scanners are not specifically listed in any of the categories, so it's still up to the airline as to whether or not they want to allow them. Some do.

Also, note that those categories are a generalization of airline policies - not an FAA list or policies of all airlines.

Joe M.

 

[loumaag]

:shock:
I repeat... *sigh*

 

[STiMULi]

:shock:
I repeat... *sigh*

Why does it bug you? Why not let others discuss what you must obviously be scholar at?

It comes off pretentious.

Like I said before...

It sure would be nice to have a list of which airlines have allowed the use of a scanner on board whether it was a one time thing or not.

 

[AZScanner]

Fly united. You can listen to the in-flight comms with your rented headset on channel 9. Works way better than any scanner will on most aircraft.

I was allowed to use my scanner on Southwest a few times, and also America West allowed it once. None of the flights proved very fruitful for scanning. The aircraft were too well shielded to get a good signal from my stock rubber duck antenna. Most of the time, the flight crew just said no anyway.

I now return you to your regularly scheduled *sigh*.

-AZ

 

[akuter]

I flew Northwest to BZN-MSP-MSN in a first class seat with GPS and scanner no prob. When I got home I found several(2) notes from TSB that my luggage was gone thru, BC780 and telescoping ant., and a power pack I placed in different areas of the bag, the ant. was put in my shoe.
Guess they really perk up when they see something with a computer board or chip going thru the detectors. :shock:

 

[elk2370bruce]

The bottom line is that the airline and the aircraft commander can say yes or no. Why debate this issue yet again? Let your fingers do the walking and ASK THEM! :shock:

 

[toydriver_det]

Fly united. You can listen to the in-flight comms with your rented headset on channel 9. Works way better than any scanner will on most aircraft.

-AZ

The last time I flew Delta we were able to listen to air traffic control for the whole flight for free.

 

[STiMULi]

Years ago I was on a flight where we could hear the comms. While over the ocean we hit some turbulance and the comms "mysteriously" stopped working after that. (1984)

I can't imagine we could hear pilot stating things like "we've lost engines 2 and 4. We can't.. can't... hold on... Ladies and Gentlemen I'll have to turn off the in-cabin audio feed."

Why debate this issue yet again?

No debate. People are stating where they have and have not had luck with scanners.

I have never had luck. I have asked only once. Once I didn't ask and I had no intent. As a precaution I had pulled out the batteries and stored them in the overhead. I was pulling my laptop out and had to remove the scanner to put it in a safer place.

The "steweirdess" about had a fit when she saw ithe scanner (a Pro-43). She freaked so hard she didn't hear me say twice there are no batteries in it. She told me if I didn't put it away she would go talk to the captain. I told her "Fine, tell him there are no batteries in either!" She heard me that time.

(United about 1996)

 

[loumaag]

*Rant On*

Why does it bug you?

What bugs me is that this discussion comes up at least quarterly. What bugs me is not the brand new person to the boards who innocently asks the question (like scannermandan), but those people who have seen this discussion before and continue to repeat the same information over and over again, despite the answer having already been provided to the poor innocent that asked the question to begin with. What bugs me is people who think they know the answer to something and give information in contravention to the already provided information; which BTW, in this case, is coming from someone who works in the industry.

Why not let others discuss what you must obviously be scholar at?

What bugs me is people who make statements such as this, not based on any claim, but rather what they perceive in their own mind.

It comes off pretentious.

What also bugs me is people who use the language ineffectively. Had I made any claim to knowledge or indeed any claim at all, then the word pretentious might be applied if, in fact, I was unable to back-up such a claim. Since I made no claim, nor attempted to create an appearance of importance, your misuse of the word bugs me.

*Rant Off*

 

[STiMULi]

pre·ten·tious ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-tnshs)
adj.

2: intended to attract notice and impress others;

What other use are your posts containing statments like"*sigh*"?

 

[loumaag]

2: intended to attract notice and impress others;

The second definition of a word is ususally not it's primary intent; hence the secondary position. Using the word pretentious as to attract notice is ostentatious: intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat". (WordNet Princeton)

And, I refuse to continue this off topic discussion past this post. :roll:

 

[Voyager]

2: intended to attract notice and impress others;

The second definition of a word is ususally not it's primary intent; hence the secondary position.

And, I refuse to continue this off topic discussion past this post. :roll:

I always thought multiple definitions of words had EQUAL status and it wasn't just the first definition that 'counts'. You just effectively nullified more than half of the American English vocabulary. 8) :wink:

Joe M.

 

[crayon]

That link pops up and stifles discussion all over the place doesn't it?

Good. It is working as intended. I cannot wait until the offical FAQ comes online so we can start posting that link instead.

Also, note that those categories are a generalization of airline policies - not an FAA list or policies of all airlines.

http://www.house.gov/transportation/aviation/hearing/07-20-00/07-20-00memo.html

hearing aids, pacemakers are specifically mentioned in FAR's 91.21, 121.306 and 135.144.

 

[crayon]

I always thought multiple definitions of words had EQUAL status and it wasn't just the first definition that 'counts'. You just effectively nullified more than half of the American English vocabulary. 8) :wink:

sweet. So now being a slacker is not as half as bad as it use to be!

 

[STiMULi]

The scanner on the airplane enigma (sorry for my use of the word enigma, I am not sure if it is the first, second or further definition of the word)...

Found on one of the newsgroups on google from a few years back. Same question, same answers. :lol:

 

[crayon]

The scanner on the airplane enigma ..

There is nothing inexplicable about the correct answer to this type of question. The mystery is how so many people keep coming up with the *same* non-answers to this topic.

Good link btw ..