Bose Headset

[scibo10]

Hi All

Was on a SYD-BNE flight last Wednesday, and was relaxing watching some Sky News on L2A through my Bose Headset.

As we began to descend, I was asked by an FA to switch my Bose off. I of course did this, but was slightly annoyed as the news item I had been waiting to listen to for the previous 10 minutes was just coming on, as luck would have it.

Just wondering what the procedure is for this. Logically, this would be considered an electrical item I guess, which 'could interfere with our navigational instruments', however I have worn these religiously since I bought them back in 2008, and have flown with them on domestic Oz and US routes, along with international sectors without once having been told to switch them off on descent.

Could this be a new safety rule, or is this a common thing, and I have simply been lucky not to be asked to switch it off previously?

Thanks

 

[maninblack]

Hi All

Was on a SYD-BNE flight last Wednesday, and was relaxing watching some Sky News on L2A through my Bose Headset.

As we began to descend, I was asked by an FA to switch my Bose off. I of course did this, but was slightly annoyed as the news item I had been waiting to listen to for the previous 10 minutes was just coming on, as luck would have it.

Just wondering what the procedure is for this. Logically, this would be considered an electrical item I guess, which 'could interfere with our navigational instruments', however I have worn these religiously since I bought them back in 2008, and have flown with them on domestic Oz and US routes, along with international sectors without once having been told to switch them off on descent.

Could this be a new safety rule, or is this a common thing, and I have simply been lucky not to be asked to switch it off previously?

Thanks

It is not new at all. This has been the case for years, it's a blanket rule across all personal electronic equipment. Could your headphones really affect the nav intruments... What do you reckon :!:

 

[Justchecking]

Were you sitting in an exit row? Those rows have to use only airline issued headsets for take and landing. Or maybe she was just confused and thought you had them plugged into a PED rather than the IFE.

 

[samiam]

Were you sitting in an exit row? Those rows have to use only airline issued headsets for take and landing.

This is the first time I've heard of this - and haven't ever been asked to use airline issued headsets, when seated in an exit row. What's the rationale?

 

[Justchecking]

This is the first time I've heard of this - and haven't ever been asked to use airline issued headsets, when seated in an exit row. What's the rationale?

Don't know about other airlines, but it was explained to me that the DJ ones break away in the event of an emergency, no obstruction blah, blah blah. Don't know how true that is or whether it's just DJ policy.

 

[Sprucegoose]

Don't know about other airlines, but it was explained to me that the DJ ones break away in the event of an emergency, no obstruction blah, blah blah. Don't know how true that is or whether it's just DJ policy.

Well let's hope we don't ever need to test that theory!!

 

[nlagalle]

It is not new at all. This has been the case for years, it's a blanket rule across all personal electronic equipment. Could your headphones really affect the nav intruments... What do you reckon :!:

Aside from when QF did it for bout 6 weeks last year or so, I've never been asked to turn them off at all. I've only been asked if it is plugged into the plane audio or my iPod

Flying DJ 2 weeks ago i was never asked to turn them off either.

 

[Fantic125]

I haven't heard it on domestic flights, but on international flights with a couple of carriers I've flown recently (CX & SQ I think) they actually include electronic headsets in the list of items to be switched off when they announce the commencement of descent.

 

[777]

I've had it with using my own headphones in exit row. Not elsewhere on the flight.

 

[LiamR]

I think the FA might not have known what was going on, if your earphone are plugged into their IFE then there isn't a problem.

If asked, I would have replied "It's okay, these are plugged into the seat." as well as pointing to my arm rest.

If you are in am emergency exit row, it's a whole different story, as others have described above.

 

[dragonman]

BA absolutely insist you turn them off.

 

[dandandan]

I have not experienced with my Bose yet, maybe i was lucky

 

[pshepvic]

I actually had the exact opposite experience a couple of weeks ago - about 10min from landing I took my Bose headphones off and put them away as I'd had enough of the drivel on Sky News and of course there were 23 other channels of nothing on. The FA came up and said "oh you can keep those on if you like, we don't make you switch them off like some other airlines"...

Previously I've only ever had an FA tell me to take them off in an exit and that I could use the Virgin ones as they "fall away". I pointed out that the cable on the Bose ones also comes out rather easily as soon as you stand up and whilst I knew it was just her job to say that perhaps some feedback could be passed back to management to be a little more flexible with devices designed specifically for aircraft. QF has always let me keep them on, even in exit rows.


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[jaspon]

basically any electronic device should be powered down for take off/departure phase to not affect any flight deck communication etc to ATC

If in the exit rows for DJ, only DJ provided headsets can be worn, for takeoff/ landing, (bud type headsets) as they are quick release, in case need to assist in an emergency.
After take/landing, regular headsets can be used

If noise cancelling headphones are worn in exit rows for takeoff/landing , there is a possibility that the crew commands in an emergency situation, will not be heard

 

[ash.1111]

Here's the official word, guys, re headphones on Virgin:

Overwing: VA headphones only for take off and landing
Every other seat: Noise cancelling headphones must be off.