"Knee Defender" prompts flight diversion

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Post #393,735 by malraux 8/26/14 6:34:00 PM Reply	"Knee Defender" prompts flight diversion Apparently the Knee Defender website has crashed under the strain... http://www.cnet.com/news/knee-defender-device-leads-to-united-flight-being-diverted/ Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #393,736 by drook 8/26/14 6:41:09 PM Reply	Is that what all that spam I've been getting is for? -- Drew
Post #393,739 by Ashton 8/26/14 7:10:36 PM Reply	Spam-in-a-can turns ugly: profit -vs- Meat-needs. Meat loses.. (so far.)
Post #393,741 by Andrew Grygus 8/26/14 7:49:13 PM Reply	I'd say the airlines have a perfect right to ban these . . . . . for "interfering with the designed function of in-flight equipment". They can point to this incident as to how these things can cause flight diversions and delays.
Post #393,745 by Another Scott 8/26/14 9:03:25 PM Reply	Yup.
Post #393,752 by mvitale 8/26/14 10:05:39 PM Reply	Re: "Knee Defender" prompts flight diversion This product was discussed in the prologue to this This American Life show from about 2 years ago. During all my travels (at least 2 flights a week) from Oct 2012 until March 2014, I never saw it in use. -Mike @MikeVitale42 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #393,755 by boxley 8/26/14 10:22:14 PM Reply	putting both arms on the top of the reclined seat putting head down on it with heehaw groans about how it helps my bad back (in the case of a guy). Same position but a hairy eyeball aimed at the chest of a female with laser like intensity usually gets my space back. Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free American and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 59 years. meep
Post #393,758 by static 8/26/14 10:30:37 PM Reply	Was one reason I got the train when I visited. Although I was a) being a tourist and b) only hop-scotching around the north-east... (Seat spacing in the Amtrak trains is considerably more than in aircraft.) Wade. Just Add Story http://justaddstory.wordpress.com/
Post #393,774 by mmoffitt 8/27/14 8:57:06 AM Reply	We don't have this problem on MoffAir.
Post #393,886 by Ashton 8/29/14 5:03:04 PM Reply	;-^>
Post #393,778 by Steve Lowe 8/27/14 9:57:36 AM Reply	Yet another reason I fly only when necessary It costs more and takes more time to drive, but I'll take that over bruised or cut knees any day. I hate that airline seats recline, there just isn't room.

"Knee Defender" prompts flight diversion - (malraux) - (10) - Aug. 26, 2014, 06:34:00 PM EDT

Is that what all that spam I've been getting is for? -NT - (drook) - Aug. 26, 2014, 06:41:09 PM EDT

Spam-in-a-can turns ugly: profit -vs- Meat-needs. Meat loses.. (so far.) -NT - (Ashton) - Aug. 26, 2014, 07:10:36 PM EDT

I'd say the airlines have a perfect right to ban these . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Aug. 26, 2014, 07:49:13 PM EDT

Yup. -NT - (Another Scott) - Aug. 26, 2014, 09:03:25 PM EDT

Re: "Knee Defender" prompts flight diversion - (mvitale) - Aug. 26, 2014, 10:05:39 PM EDT

putting both arms on the top of the reclined seat - (boxley) - Aug. 26, 2014, 10:22:14 PM EDT

Was one reason I got the train when I visited. - (static) - Aug. 26, 2014, 10:30:37 PM EDT

We don't have this problem on MoffAir. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1) - Aug. 27, 2014, 08:57:06 AM EDT

;-^> -NT - (Ashton) - Aug. 29, 2014, 05:03:04 PM EDT

Yet another reason I fly only when necessary - (Steve Lowe) - Aug. 27, 2014, 09:57:36 AM EDT

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