christhebaker

I work in the aviation industry. As for electronics, I can't speak for all electronics, but we use our laptops and ipods and cell phones all the time on the aircraft and nothing happens. It does make sense to prohibit them during takeoff and landing though. The two most dangerous phases of flight. You want everyone to be paying attention and not have a bunch of FOD flying around when it all goes tits-up.

In Canada, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, we don't put ammo in our magazines because our drill movements could inadvertently cock the weapon and chamber a round. We just use an empty mag with some electrical tape around it so it doesn't fall out.

EDIT: Typo.