Comments on: View from the Window Seat http://regex.info/blog/2008-09-10/930 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 04:11:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brittany http://regex.info/blog/2008-09-10/930#comment-34042 Brittany Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:49:34 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-09-10/930#comment-34042 Wow!! Those are some incredible shots! That has givien me some inspiration to take some pictures like that when I fly to Ottawa this summer!! Great shots!! Wow!! Those are some incredible shots! That has givien me some inspiration to take some pictures like that when I fly to Ottawa this summer!! Great shots!!

]]> By: Shyam Mani http://regex.info/blog/2008-09-10/930#comment-20060 Shyam Mani Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:49:39 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-09-10/930#comment-20060 Nice shot of the other plane! It is an Airbus A340 though, the A330 has only 2 engines in total, the A340 has 4 and that certainly is an A340. <span class='jfriedl'>Thanks, I've updated the post.</span> BTW, are you allowed to use GPS devices on board planes? Did the crew have any objections? <span class='jfriedl'>A GPS is a one-way receiver of electromagnetic energy, just like a camera. Many models (mine included) are specifically designed for use in flight, with glideslope readings and other features for pilots. They're perfectly fine to use, although some airlines restrict their use during the first/last 10 minutes of flight, simply because it's easier to restrict <i>all</i> electronic devices than to have the flight crew vet 400 passengers' stuff on a case-by-case basis. I don't like the restriction, but I can't say that I blame them. —Jeffrey</span> Nice shot of the other plane! It is an Airbus A340 though, the A330 has only 2 engines in total, the A340 has 4 and that certainly is an A340.

Thanks, I’ve updated the post.

BTW, are you allowed to use GPS devices on board planes? Did the crew have any objections?

A GPS is a one-way receiver of electromagnetic energy, just like a camera. Many models (mine included) are specifically designed for use in flight, with glideslope readings and other features for pilots. They’re perfectly fine to use, although some airlines restrict their use during the first/last 10 minutes of flight, simply because it’s easier to restrict all electronic devices than to have the flight crew vet 400 passengers’ stuff on a case-by-case basis. I don’t like the restriction, but I can’t say that I blame them. —Jeffrey

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