SixPapaCharlie
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Some may not know. the FAA isn't the one telling us to turn our phones off, it is the FCC.
Reading the sections below, I became curious.
If I check the weather on my phone in flight, isn't it using the ground based cell towers?
I assume, my phone is pretty much always connecting to towers so it can update apps, receive texts, etc. You guys aren't all putting your cell in airplane mode when you fly to breakfast are you?
1. Part 90 rules restrict the use of SMR handsets while airborne in certain circumstances.[1] The altitude restriction in section 90.423 prohibits operations on aircraft that are regularly flown at altitudes at one mile or above and, consequently, essentially bans Part 90 land mobile radio use on commercial airline flights.[2] These rules were enacted to prevent harmful interference with land-based operations by the use of land mobile frequencies aboard high-flying aircraft.
Part 22 of the Commission’s rules prohibits the airborne use of 800 MHz cellular telephones, including the use of such phones on commercial and private aircraft.[1] This prohibition was adopted in 1991 to guard against the threat of harmful interference from airborne use of cellular phones to terrestrial cellular networks.[2] The Commission’s prohibition was not to ensure interference-free operation of avionics equipment.
Reading the sections below, I became curious.
If I check the weather on my phone in flight, isn't it using the ground based cell towers?
I assume, my phone is pretty much always connecting to towers so it can update apps, receive texts, etc. You guys aren't all putting your cell in airplane mode when you fly to breakfast are you?
1. Part 90 rules restrict the use of SMR handsets while airborne in certain circumstances.[1] The altitude restriction in section 90.423 prohibits operations on aircraft that are regularly flown at altitudes at one mile or above and, consequently, essentially bans Part 90 land mobile radio use on commercial airline flights.[2] These rules were enacted to prevent harmful interference with land-based operations by the use of land mobile frequencies aboard high-flying aircraft.
Part 22 of the Commission’s rules prohibits the airborne use of 800 MHz cellular telephones, including the use of such phones on commercial and private aircraft.[1] This prohibition was adopted in 1991 to guard against the threat of harmful interference from airborne use of cellular phones to terrestrial cellular networks.[2] The Commission’s prohibition was not to ensure interference-free operation of avionics equipment.
I think I know why my Compass is acting up. Thank gawd for GPS
