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I find it interesting that there has been almost zero mention of the captain outside of the fact he was locked out. What did he do in flight? Did he talk to passengers to help keep them calm? I wonder about the entirety of the circumstances as no one is supposed to be in the flight deck alone; what happened with the flight attendant that shouldve been taking the captains place?

Cell phones and other electronics do not "fuck up equipment" but they can (and have been known to) interfere with communications and navigational equipment. A solid example of this is if you place your phone next to a typical clock radio. Turn the music on, and while your phone sends/received texts and data you'll hear small clicks over the radio signal. This occurs over the inter phone (cabin to flight deck phone) and can occur over radio to ATC as well. On a small scale it's really a negligible thing but magnify it by 100 cell phones and it has a potential to cause problems.

The FAR exists in its current state because in order for a device to be approved for use during all phases of flight, it must be thoroughly tested by the FAA. Given technology as we know it, it's downright impossible to keep up. Cell phones, computers, kindles, etc are changing all the time and they need to test those devices extensively on all in-use commercial aircraft systems in order to allow them. Testing is currently being done on devices like iPads and kindles as these are straightforward devices -- iPads are still being tested for flight use and airlines are slowly changing over to electronic charts and manuals for crewmembers.

Now, at the end of the day, whether you agree with the FAA reasoning or not, when you purchase your ticket you agree to all of the terms of contract of carriage which includes following applicable FARs. So wether you agree or not, do your part of the deal and shut it off. This is what I tell my passengers. It may not make sense but it has to be done. If an FAA inspector sees you using your phone (obviously using it at least) and I haven't said anything to you, I'm going to get in trouble too. So we harp on people because its our job to remind people to follow rules try agreed to follow when they bought their ticket.

I believe the controversy was that the door was opened. It should not have been as you're only supposed to use over wing exits in a ditching. I believe it was always unclear if a flight attendant had opened in a panic or a passenger did it (which is also problematic as a flight attendant should have been blocking it preventing it from being opened).

In the end it doesn't matter, everyone got out safely.

Im really curious. He got a 33 year sentence which puts him out of jail around age 55 or so. What happens then? Does he stay in America or then get deported back to Somalia? I've been wondering since seeing the movie.

How about Zackaroni and cheese? My besties boyfriends name is Zack and that is her primary nickname for him.