Sitting on an airplane

[InvincibleLiving]

Originally Posted by slopokdave

MythBusters tested it.... cell phones have no effect on modern airplane electronics.

I understand paying attention to the pre-flight safety info etc but... I dunno, I can't stand it when I'm in flight (ABOVE cruising altitude) and some flight attendant tells me to turn off my phone (when its in flight mode) and I'm playing a game or listening to music.

yeah few things anger me more than an uninformed flight attendant wigging out on me because i have my phone 'on' .... i just kindly point out the 300 other passengers using laptops all around me if they want to press the issue.

think about it, if my $600 phone can bring down or interfere with your $25 million dollar jet liner... lol

I can barely get a strong signal on the GROUND in Leesburg at times... you think i can get a cell signal @ 25000 feet?!?! tsk tsk tsk...

[rshyffer]

What about sliding the keyboard out? On mine if it is just in standby, sliding out the keyboard activates it, and this shouldn't turn it on.

[LoneSnark]

If the radio is on there is a chance in hell it might cause intereference. As such, put the phone in flight mode and be done with it. Turning the phone completely off offers no benefits above putting the phone to sleep with the radios off. When the phone is in flight mode it is no different than any regular MP3 player. Feel free to watch movies, play games, or type a letter while in flight.

As with MP3 players and laptops, put it to sleep and stowed for take off and landing as the plane might crash and we don't want you fiddling with putting your phone away when that happens.

[coolwhip1220]

Put said phone in pocket till hot *** stewartess walks past you, turn around and check out her ***, and ask for a gingerale. They'll never be the wiser.

[schettj]

Originally Posted by coolwhip1220

Put said phone in pocket till hot *** stewartess walks past you, turn around and check out her ***, and ask for a gingerale. They'll never be the wiser.

You have not flown in a long time, have you?

[CozBoogie]

Originally Posted by coolwhip1220

Put said phone in pocket till hot *** stewartess walks past you, turn around and check out her ***, and ask for a gingerale. They'll never be the wiser.

Stewardess? What is this the 1950's and we're flying on Pan Am?

late,
Coz

p.s.: just FYI, the are called "In-Flight Waitstaff"

[coolwhip1220]

Originally Posted by cozboogie

Stewardess? What is this the 1950's and we're flying on Pan Am?

late,
Coz

p.s.: just FYI, the are called "In-Flight Waitstaff"

Stewardess is just more fun. That along with broads. Ok, sorry to get off topic.

[dlink72]

Hope this will clear things up a little. I've been an airline pilot going on 8 years now and I can confirm that all you need to do is put your phone into airplane mode. I'm not sure how to do this on the touch pro, but need to since I'm getting one in a couple of weeks. As long as the screen doesn't have power to it you're fine. Above 10,000 ft. as noted by the flight crew you can use it as much as you want. (movies, music, etc) just don't turn the radio on during flight.

There are some flight attendants that get sick of dealing with people who continue to talk on their phones long after the PA to turn them off, so they adopt their own zero tolerance policies. Not fair, but I can't blame them after some things I've seen. Most are cool and can tell the difference. I use mine when I'm riding in back for music, games, and have never been approached by a flight attendant, then again, I'm usually in my uniform.

As for the myth that phones don't cause problems...it's not a myth. For some reason, GSM phones create all sorts of noises on our communication radio. (pings, scratches, weird noises) It might be specific to my particular airplane, but If I'm flying with someone who turns their GSM phone on it instantly creates those noises. I haven't noticed it so much with CDMA phones, not to say they don't do it. Either way...something to think about for those of you who have chimed in so far and said it doesn't matter. It's an FAA regulation for a reason. Anyway, flight mode is fine. Just keep the power off until they say it's ok to use electronic devices. If someone gives you grief, just explain the radio is off. If they continue to give you grief, they don't understand. Unfortunately, it's probably in your best interest just to turn it off anyway.

Hope that helps, and fly safe!

[hibby50]

Yea, my best friend used to have cingular (GSM) and my stereo would make scratchy noises with it... he switched to VZW (CDMA) and it doesnt happen anymore. then this nerd came over to work on a project and he had cingular and the scratchy noise was there.

[InvincibleLiving]

thanks for the clarification from a true professional. you raise some pretty interesting points there regarding gsm vs cdma...

yeah my issue is with overzealous attendants that think your radio is on just because the phone's screen is 'on'... i respect the safeguards and such, just not the ignorance of some enforcers of said safeguards.