"Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rules prohibit the use of cellular phones using the 800 MHz frequency and other wireless devices on airborne aircraft. This ban was put in place because of potential interference to wireless networks on the ground. ..."
If you want to see the entire text (one page) go to the FCC website at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cellonplanes.pdf Roy ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 9:46 AM To: robertbartunek Cc: [email protected] Subject: {POSSIBLE_SPAM}: [HEUR] Re: [ercoupe-flyin] Re: Oshkosh questions Importance: Low You don't need to buy an I Phone to get weather radar pics. This service is available for a wide range of cell phones. However, the legality of using a cell phone while flying is under question. Some say web access while flying, such as to get a weather pic, is not in violation of FCC rules, but I have never seen an actual reference to the regulation that would allow that. Eliacim --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: "robertbartunek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: [ercoupe-flyin] Re: Oshkosh questions Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:52:52 -0000 I'm really looking forward to the Oshkosh Coupe Caravan. I haven't made any reservations yet because based on Sun-n-Fun experience this year, sometimes you don't know when and where you will arrive due to the weather. I'm thinking of buying a new iphone next month because I understand you can get immediate weather radar depiction from some website on it. A guy down here does it to check on proximity of TDSMs while golfing. I have a GPS so I guess this arrangement would be a poor man's Garmin 496. Any ideas or comments on this? Bart
