Im sitting on an airline at the gate watching this on my cell phone..ain’t technology grand
“Im sitting on an airline at the gate watching this on my cell phone.”
Show it to an attendant, see if they kick you off.
Don't know if you remember the 1970 crash of an American DC-10 just after takeoff from O'Hare, when one engine fell off the wing, killing 277 on board, as well as several on the ground.
A few months prior to the crash, American, and a few other airlines, had begun placing TV cameras in the cockpits, so that passengers could watch the take-offs and landings on the little screens placed throughout the cabin. This had quickly proven to be very popular with passengers. I'd been on several flights with that system, and always enjoyed the experience, especially the landing sequence.
Thus, it was assumed by investigators that the system was operational during the take-off, and given that the crew would be so busy dealing with the emergency that they wouldn't have time to turn it off, it was likely that all the passengers were all "watching" as the plane rolled over and crashed.