how do people get away with using camcorders during takeoff of plane???

[yankeeslover]

i fly out this friday...southwest.. would love to use my camcorder to record part of the flight..i notice hundreds of videos on youtube of takeoff and landing.. i thaught you are not allowed to do this? anyone know the policy on this? i dont want to be tackled on the plane and taking away to be submitted to punishment in a far away prison

 

[DebbieB]

i fly out this friday...southwest.. would love to use my camcorder to record part of the flight..i notice hundreds of videos on youtube of takeoff and landing.. i thaught you are not allowed to do this? anyone know the policy on this? i dont want to be tackled on the plane and taking away to be submitted to punishment in a far away prison

It is against the rules to have any electronic device turned on below 10,000 feet but I doubt a plane ever crashed because someone had a camera running.

They get away with it by pulling out the camera after the flight attendants sit down. If a FA sees it, they will tell you to turn it off.

To be honest, I have a video on my I-Phone of landing in Atlanta. Shhhh.

 

[jdb in AZ]

Flight attendants tell you to turn off your electronic gadgets -- if it has an on/off switch then it needs to be turned off for takeoffs and landings.

A guy next to me didn't want to turn off his cell phone and the flight attendant offered to have the plane taxi back to the gate so he could be escorted off. He reluctantly put his phone away.

 

[sam_gordon]

i fly out this friday...southwest.. would love to use my camcorder to record part of the flight..i notice hundreds of videos on youtube of takeoff and landing.. i thaught you are not allowed to do this? anyone know the policy on this? i dont want to be tackled on the plane and taking away to be submitted to punishment in a far away prison

You are not allowed to do that. You're also not allowed to speed on the highway. People get away with it because FA's aren't constantly checking. At some point they need to strap into their seats.