gmcjetpilot
Well Known Member
Danger - Laptop use in cockpit (Pls don't delete)
There are a lot of RV'ers who use laptops and notepad computers in their plane, both airborne and ground. Can you imagingr you plane and hanger burning to the ground. There is a real chance it can happen if you have one of the batteries listed in a huge RECALL. Portable computer batteries explode and burn furiously due to a defect (Lithium ion).
I posted this a few weeks ago and it went away somehow?
Please Google the info, originally for Dell units only, the batteries are made by Sony. I am sure there are other computer brands that may be affect.
The pictures I have seen of trucks and offices, where the computer just burst into flames, are scary. In some cases the computer was off and just sitting there.
I put a laptop in my passenger seat all the time and leave it unmonitored while it up loads software. I'll not do that again. Just be careful.
Some Airlines are moving to ban laptops for this fire hazard alone, beyond basic security threats. It's are real Hazard to aviation safety if you use a laptop/notebook computer with the affected batteries.
There are a lot of RV'ers who use laptops and notepad computers in their plane, both airborne and ground. Can you imagingr you plane and hanger burning to the ground. There is a real chance it can happen if you have one of the batteries listed in a huge RECALL. Portable computer batteries explode and burn furiously due to a defect (Lithium ion).
I posted this a few weeks ago and it went away somehow?
Please Google the info, originally for Dell units only, the batteries are made by Sony. I am sure there are other computer brands that may be affect.
The pictures I have seen of trucks and offices, where the computer just burst into flames, are scary. In some cases the computer was off and just sitting there.
I put a laptop in my passenger seat all the time and leave it unmonitored while it up loads software. I'll not do that again. Just be careful.
Some Airlines are moving to ban laptops for this fire hazard alone, beyond basic security threats. It's are real Hazard to aviation safety if you use a laptop/notebook computer with the affected batteries.
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