Comments on: Is Photography Prohibited on an Airplane?

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By: Adrian

Adrian — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:43:46 +0000

Bellow is link to the Airfrance website. It is a list of what you can bring on a plane. A camera is listed and further more, it does not say that it has to be turned off(like it says for cell phones and IT material)

http://www.airfrance.com/RO/en/common/guidevoyageur/pratique/preparer_bagage_cabine_airfrance.htm

By: jman

jman — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:46:00 +0000

this happened to me yesterday! i was met by police and fbi after taking video of an altercation on an airline… what do i do? i feel violated.

By: The baldchemist

The baldchemist — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:13:06 +0000

I meant professional not proffesional. Sorry

By: The baldchemist

The baldchemist — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:12:10 +0000

When I have one of my many lovers with me on a flight to our little love nest, the very last thing I want is some mug waving a camera around.
Planes are like restaurants and other public places, ask first, don’t assume!
By the way I am a proffesional photographer, I don’t say this smugly either but I understand that everything isn’t for recording.
Other than that take care and get as much joy as you can every day.

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:38:50 +0000

I see things like this and I think one of two things: new personnel or there’s an upcoming or just was a flight-safety inspection. It always seems the new attendants and ones that either know an inspection is soon to happen (or were just dinged on one, recently) are the ones that are sticklers. For example, I’ve been carrying a rollable laptop backpack. The backpack is a touch long, so it doesn’t fit behind the line of the seat in front of me. When I’m not in an exit row, this shouldn’t and hasn’t been a problem. On one flight, it magically WAS a problem. Turns out the girl was new and was enforcing everything that was in her manual.

By: Michael Dembinski

Michael Dembinski — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:32:04 +0000

I’ve been taking photos from planes for years. British, Polish, German, French, Dutch airlines – never had a problem. Indeed on one BA flight, I was wielding a big 400mm lens for some air-to-air shots of another plane, and two flight attendants came up to me for a chat about digital photography – my opinions on SLR v. compact, which brand, etc.

I was only once told I cannot take photos on take off and landing – on SwissAir (or whatever that country’s bankrupt national carrier is now called). The flight attendant was completely unable to explain why the airline had this policy.

Can the electronics on a digital stills camera interfere in any way with an aircraft’s avionics? One for Mythbusters, I think.

By: Carpenterbee

Carpenterbee — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:49:01 +0000

Probably prohibiting photography because they plan to start charging for that perk. Probably 20 bux per flight, like pillows and blankets now cost extra.

By: Roberto R. Mola

Roberto R. Mola — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:20:32 +0000

First, after Sept 11, was the security paranoia (still present). Now we get the clear behaviour of all airline employee to make your life difficult, if any chance for someone suit them for any reason arise. Policies do not solve problems, good performance in corporate and operational management does!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:55:27 +0000

Griffon (fifth post) really gets it all wrong. Cabin crew (Flight Attendants) are very highly trained safety/security professionals. Pretty much all the public ever sees (thankfully) is crew performing food/drink service activities. We train the crew to know what electronic devices can be used and when. We don’t get into the details of how the devices can disrupt flight deck systems or the studies that suggest reason for concern. Griffon laments over the fact that no crewmember has ever been able to present proof of a law prohibiting use of devices. They aircraft aren’t stocked with printouts of F.A.R.’s for passengers wanting proof before they will comply with crew instructions. 99.9% comply. Most airlines explain in their inflight magazines what’s prohibited and what isn’t. You can do a simple search on FAA.gov to locate the Federal Aviation Regulations (F.A.R.’s) that make illegal the use of various devices (look for “Part 121″ Regulations). Griffon, I’ve never met a crewmember who enjoyed conflict w/passengers about this matter – you suggest they seek out those not in compliance in order to be punitive. It is a legal requirement that the Flight Attendants ensure, to the best of their ability, that all electronics are off when they must be off – if they skip this duty they can be PERSONALLY fined by an FAA inspector up to $1,100. Finally, Griffon, the photography regulations were not put into place until after 9/11 – prohibition of filming Pilots, F/A’s, peforming their procedures, or the recording of saftey equipment is directly related to security issues (as I explained in my other post), not for any other reason.
Hope this helps everyone.