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1. When so much is at stake to err on the side of caution seems reasonable. 2. I have not been in a plane for a while - so can't quite visualize what it looks like - but in the event of an emergency abort on take off, or a landing that goes wrong - having all loose items stored is a head start in ensuring ones iPad does not become an iGuillotine. Just a thought.

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This is why I always look warily at the cups of hot coffee, salads, hamburgers and foods with plastic knives, glass bottles, physical books, newspapers everywhere, babies with their toys and more when I fly 2+ times a month, right? On top of the food and drinks being served to people flying anything but economy class.

I'll take my chances with an iPad in somebody's hands flying into my face over a cup of scalding hot coffee splashing everywhere any day.

It's one thing to tell people to put things away or to watch out for safety's sake during important times like landing/takeoff and turbulent areas (and really, that should only extend to things like clearing the aisles and trays and armrests), and it's another to justify a questionable demand like "turn off your cell phone" in the name of "safety".