Peter Duniho wrote:
"GS" wrote in message
om...
As surprising to you as it may be, the flight attendant is correct and you
and the pilot you asked are both wrong (or he misunderstood your question)....

thanks for the clarification.

I'm not alone as many other frequent fliers (and this other Part 121
pilot) thought it was allowed as they have also done it numerous times
and the FA's couldn't care less. It wont' be the last time I'm wrong
either.

Now here's a question for you. How is it that I am not allowed to strap
my laptop into the bag yet I am allowed to strap a cello into a
(purchased) seat?

A flight attendant *ought* to be able to tell passengers to do things, even
when they are not required by regulation, if those things still appear to be
necessary for safety on the flight.

agreed and that is why I did immediately comply. the problem today is
that there are tons of unpublished rules and regulations (Op Sepcs, FA
handbooks, etc.) and there is a small minority of FA's who claim "due to
new security regulations you can't do whatever." if that is truly a
security regulation why is she the only FA to follow this regulation. It
is certainly possible she made it up as a veil to not deal with some
customer. Numerous frequent fliers have asked on other boards about
other circumstancs so I am not alone on this matter. So it is within
every customer's right to question her or the carrier on it *after*
complying with it otherwise we're a bunch of blind and stupid rats.

so is it allowed to be the only passenger standing in the back of a 757
in order to stretch on a 5+ hour flight? According to 99% of the FA's,
no problems at all and they start chatting with the passenger. 1% of
the FA's claim it is against the new security regulations? Hmmm, sounds
like that FA is using it as an excuse. If it is truly a security
regulation are the other 99% of FA's not following the the security
regulations? I'd find that a safety of flight issue that should be
reported. What if the passenger gets a letter from their doctor saying
that due to say low blood pressure the passenger is required to stand
and stretch. Who does the passenger speak to ahead of time to get this
information passed down so it isn't an issue onboard?

thanks for your sharing your knowledge.

Gerald