Psp's And Planes ?

[Hoodedclaw]

Are PSP's allowed to be played on planes ? Granted i can understand if you start playing a 4 player Wi-Fi it may interfere ( altho i think this is utter cod shit ) I know some airlines dont like u to use any optical media while flying i guess this comes under the same umbrella right ?

[Lovelyman]

Just don't tell them it's optical media.

[Sng]

I used a PSP and a DS on a flight earlier this year. The worst they'll do is tell you to stop using it (it's all dependent on the airline) so just start playing it and see if they tell you not to.

[Nate Dogg III]

Played DS and PSP for the whole of the flight back from Japan and I only got asked to turn it off for landing.

[Hoodedclaw]

Played DS and PSP for the whole of the flight back from Japan and I only got asked to turn it off for landing.

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which is fair enough

[Nate Dogg III]

which is fair enough

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Well, quite. I would have been a pretty negligent pilot otherw- actually, forget it, that was shit.

[M.M.S]

i think they're more worried about such items coming out of your hand and hitting someone in the face, rather than this "interferance" rubbish. then again, i'm a nice guy and if they tell me to turn it off i will

[Smoothy]

Seeing as a PSP is a handheld, then no you are not supposed to be playing it in a plane on take-off and landing (like the Gameboy). No exception. If this rule is still in place in 20 years, then whatever handheld is out there, be it some holographic one or whatever, will be subject to the same rules.

[TheSlugFormerlyKnownAsNap]

It's not allowed to use WiFi though, I think. On the PSP this is easy enough as you can turn off WiFi using a flick of the button.

[Spacehost]

Basically, it's to minimise the chance of radiation from your console interfering with the plane. God knows why, every plane built since 1983 has to withstand a raft of radiation-blasting TVs and laptops in the Business Class section, but they still restrict you. Just don't use wi-fi, eh?

[Eighthours]

Remember: Analogue nub to control the plane, Square and X to control the throttle, and Circle retracts the landing gear. B)

[Billy Brown]

Lumines got me through a plane journey to the US a few months back. I wasn't asked to turn it off at all (British Airways), although I'd already put it away before it was time to land.

[Smoothy]

It seems to me that they're just erring on the side of caution, even though they know it's virtually no chance of a Gameboy causing a crash. It's more of a case of "you never know"

[Sideshow]

I've had 7 plane journeys in the last 3 weeks (lufthansa/varig) and no one told me to turn my DS off.

[ianwuk]

I'm off to Thailand next week and am tempted to take my DS with me. Thanks for the information.

[Fusty Gusset]

I will be returning home from China next week and thankfully the airline have a power source attached to the seat for laptops even in standard class - so no chances of the PSP fading on me...I've left Crazy Shots Golf still unopened in its wrapper just waiting for this excuse.

[ZOK]

no chances of the PSP fading on me...I've left Crazy Shots Golf still unopened in its wrapper just waiting for this excuse.

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Do you mean Hot Shots Golf? If so you'll be in for a sweet flight! I used my PSP on JAL flights to Osaka then Sydny last week, no problems but they obviously ask you to switch off anything electronic (which includes noise cancelling headphones) during take off and landing.

[Sarlaccfood]

I have a 21 hour flight to Sydney on Tuesday and I'm not taking my PSP as I'm going travelling for two months (around Thailand too) and dont want to worry about it getting nicked (which raises a lot of questions about the point of the thing) so it's a beat up old GBA, FF tactics and a new copy of Advance Guardian heroes for me. Shame really it would have been helpful...

[badgerpie]

I've used both the DS and PSP on flights. No one has told me to shut it off (apart from take-off and landing obviously)

[jiroczech]

On an almost related note: Anyone else tried to play Yoshi's Touch and Go on a plane? I tried but all my platforms kept blowing away - think it must be the air pressure or something, made it unplayable!

[rev-happy performance]

Well, quite. I would have been a pretty negligent pilot otherw- actually, forget it, that was shit.

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And,

That is all, carry on.

[womblingfree]

If it was a serious danger then why don't terrorists just arm themselves with a bag full of Gameboys and secretly turn them all on just before landing?

[Petrousgyre]

On an almost related note: Anyone else tried to play Yoshi's Touch and Go on a plane? I tried but all my platforms kept blowing away - think it must be the air pressure or something, made it unplayable!

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Nah, I played Yoshi recently on a plane, had no problems. Maybe the overhead air nozzle thimgummy was blowing on your mic?

The whole issue with mobile phones and electronic devices is rubbish. Friend of mine works for Lucent (they who make most mobile phone components), they did an internal investigation into aircraft and potential interference. Concluded it was absolute nonsense. If you think about it, were there any risk whatsoever do you think they'd let you carry phones onboard?

It's believed to be all about revenue from onboard phones, particularly on European and American flights where you can get a (much cheaper) mobile signal almost all the time.

[Guest alisdair]

On an almost related note: Anyone else tried to play Yoshi's Touch and Go on a plane? I tried but all my platforms kept blowing away - think it must be the air pressure or something, made it unplayable!

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Yeah, I had that problem last month. You can turn down the mic sensitivity in the options, though, which sorted it for me.