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Vienna_Hokie

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What's this?

Actually, that brings up a question I've always wondered about...


not off topic, but tangential...

What is the real reason behind the rule to turn off cell phones on planes? It isn't that it interferes with the planes nav systems because we all know that a huge chunk of the phones on a given plane are still on. If it was a real problem, it would be more than a voluntary request. So, B777 or any of you engineer types, what is the real reason?

(In response to this post by PhotoHokieNC)

Posted: 01/19/2022 at 5:04PM


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  Better 5G vs Instrument Approach explanation than my attempt. -- B777Fr8Dog 01/19/2022 4:38PM
  So does 5G impact radar altimeters only by phones on planes, or by -- PhotoHokieNC 01/19/2022 4:49PM
  Cell coverage in the area ** -- B777Fr8Dog 01/19/2022 5:09PM
  Even more interference then. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 01/19/2022 5:10PM
  Actually, that brings up a question I've always wondered about... -- Vienna_Hokie 01/19/2022 5:04PM
  I think it's so you'll pay attention to the safety briefing...... -- KeithHokie89 01/19/2022 6:52PM
  It is not ! .... ** -- RTFC 01/20/2022 12:25AM

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