airline systems are shielded.
If there really were a threat to airline safety from some twitnit
deciding to call home, they'd confiscate the bloody phones. Just
look at the paranoid precautions airline passengers must silently
suffer nowadays.
-- Bill
On Jun 1, 2006, at 1:38 PM, Christopher Erickson wrote:
> Actually there IS evidence that cellphones can disrupt the airplane
> GPS navigation systems. This was reported in my last month's
> issue of IEEE magazine (Institute of Electrical and Electronic
> Engineers). One operates at 1.8Ghz and the other operates at
> 1.9Ghz. The faint satellite signals can be washed out by strong
> nearby cellphone transmissions. This would be most dangerous
> during instrument landings.
>
> http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06060/662669.stm
>
> -Christopher Erickson
>
>
> On 6/1/06, Bill Sheehan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> This has been said before, but it bears repeating. There is no
>> evidence that cell phones or other consumer electronics cause
>> interference with aircraft instruments. However, new consumer
>> electronics are introduced every day, and no airline can afford to
>> test them all. (Hell, they can't even afford peanuts! "Would those
>> in first class please fasten their seatbelts. Tourist class
>> passengers, please hold tightly to the overhead strap.") When
>> measuring the admittedly slight chance of the airplane slamming into
>> a mountain with the benefit of a passenger being able to play Super
>> Mario Brothers on his cell phone, the airline industry prefers risk
>> avoidance.
>>
>> "Trans-American Airlines. You'll feel like you've never left the
>> ground, because we treat you like dirt."
>>
>> -- Bill
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 1, 2006, at 8:29 AM, Victor Grazi wrote:
>>
>>> I just took Continental Ny to San Francisco and back. Going, I was
>>> using my
>>> treo to read an ebook. They saw me and asked me to turn it off
>>> during take
>>> off.
>>>
>>> On the way back they announced to turn off all cell phones and
>>> computers.
>>> Thinking if I turned off my wireless mode I would qualify. Again
>>> they asked
>>> me to turn it off. I explained that wireless mode was off but they
>>> weren't
>>> impressed. But is there any real evidence for potential problems? I
>>> would
>>> think the airline industry would (still) have the wherewithall to
>>> make a
>>> definitive determination.
>>> Regards
>>> Victor
>>>
>>> ...... Original Message .......
>>> On Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:10:00 -0500 "Mitch Riechmann"
>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> wrote:
>>>> I just flew Continental yesterday from California to Tennessee.
>>>> On one
>>> flight they made the standard announcement that we could use
>>> "approved
>>> portable electronics" at this time. I used the Treo the whole
>>> flight
>>> without any questions from the flight staff.
>>>>
>>>> On the second flight (Continental Express), the standard "approved
>>> portable electronics" announcement was made, followed immediately
>>> by, "If
>>> your device has wireless features, make sure they are turned off."
>>> The
>>> flight attendant was new and was reading from a manual, so I have a
>>> feeling
>>> that this is Continental's written policy.
>>>>
>>>> Mitch
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Alli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 1:18 pm
>>>> Subject: Re: [Treo] Treo on US Airways
>>>>
>>>> I need to check and see what Continental's policy is before I
>>>> board them
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