General Discussion Forum | electrical products on planes

just would like to know if I am able to use my video cam on my thomas cook flight

As long as you don't do it while the cabin crew are doing their safety demo and pay attention to them while doing so, yes.

In fly by wire technology is there any everyday electrical items that could interfere with the aircraft.
Its only in recent years electrical items was allowed to be used in the aircraft while in flight.
what has changed there reasons for allowing such items to be used. ? and why was there a ban in the first place ??? was it because they did not want noise or was a real threat from such items being used ??

I doubt there's any everyday electrical item that could damage an aircraft (in terms of radio waves etc, not a lithium battery runaway etc)

You might be able to after take off, I got told off in no uncertain terms last year last year by the AFR bint for using the point and shoot digicam whilst taxiing.

I've never once been told off for using my camera (and more recently, camera phone) during take-off/landing and I generally fly a couple of times a month, but I may just be lucky!

However, I do tend to 'hide' my phone/camera a little bit when cabin crew walk past just incase

I've done it loads of times too Sam and just take a look at the vids on YouTube, I wasn't filming just framing up a shot.

Think she was having a bad day, but the way she went on way OTT, a simple 'excuse me' and explanation would have sufficed not a reading of the riot act at volume 11.

Thing is you say something back and all of a sudden you are abusing them and you are being turfed off the plane.

Better just to keep quiet and if you feel the need spend your money elsewhere in future.