No, You just put it in "airplane mode" bwa ha ha ha ! On 2012-03-04, at 7:56 AM, eurogarth wrote: > So much for the "turn off all electronics" before take off rule! > > > > On 2012-03-03, at 18:54, Frank Birch <fbirch@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> >> US Air Force Agrees to Purchase $9 Million Worth of iPads >> Friday March 2, 2012 9:34 am PST by Jordan Golson >> >> The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $9.36 million contract to purchase as many >> as 18,000 iPad 2s, according to Bloomberg. The plan is to replace bulky and >> heavy flight bags full of navigational charts and other materials with iPads >> in order to reduce the weight of pilots' bags and save fuel on flights. >> >> The Air Mobility Command, which is purchasing the iPads, provides transport >> and refueling services using C-5, C-17, and C-130 cargo planes, and KC-10 >> and KC-135 tankers. >> >> A number of airlines have begun testing iPads to replace heavy flight bags, >> includingUnited, Delta, American, and the Marine Corps. >> >> The iPads will streamline pilots' work by eliminating the need for thumbing >> through sheafs of paper or waiting for pages to print. The iPads will reduce >> clutter on cramped flight decks and offer quick and easy access to required >> data at all times.