Planes now have WiFi and DirecTV service, and the cockpit is constantly communicating with a tower. How is my phone connecting to a Cellular/3G tower going to cause an issue?
Let's say that the attempt to connect to a Cellular tower does bad things. What's the problem with the following devices being switched on during take-off and landing:
- noise-canceling headphones
- DVD player playing a movie
- iPod playing music
Do these devices create a harmful electromagnetic field only during take-off and landing? Airlines and rules need to update themselves to be relevant in the 21st century.
Update: Airline pilots can use iPads in the cockpit for the duration of the flight. Read this followup for some EMT findings: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/disruptions-tests-cast-doubt-on-fcc-rules-on-kindle-and-ipad-html/?hp
As annoying as this may be, there is some method behind the madness:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cs.odu.edu/~mln/ltrs-pdfs/NASA-2001-cr210866.pdf
http://business.tepper.cmu.edu/files/ieeespectrummarch2006peds.pdf
Google Scholar FTW! Here is the query: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0,22&q=cell+phone+interference+airplane
-Karan