Question by inventor245: What is the point of the airplane electronics rules?
Why are electronics required to be turned off during takeoff and landing, and why at the end of the flight during taxi are cell phones allowed, but no other electronics?
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Answer by Louie J
Landings and take-offs are the most “dangerous” times when something could go wrong during a flight, so the cabin crew needs your full and undivided attention at these times.
Cellphones should only be used after the plane has come to a complete stop. Cellphone signals can interfere with aircraft-to-tower communications.
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2 responses to “What is the point of the airplane electronics rules?”
that’s when the pilot and co-pilot need the information from their instruments the most. cell phones and other electronic waves can interfere with the signals. you know, like when you have a cell phone around a computer, TV, stereo, etc. and you get the weird noises.
Today, most airplanes electronics are so shielded and frequency specific that basic electronics will NOT interfere with flight instruments and radios… most of the rules are based on old technology – however, in the airline defence, cheap electronics (rare it could happen) may not be FCC approved and cause issues – rather than have to inspect each device, they just disallow all. Cell phones are very important to people and have been very highly researched to be allowed to be used. Soon, cell phones will be allowed in all phases of flight…