The idea that cell phones and wireless communication devices cause interference with aircraft systems may not be necessarily true.Despite countless efforts made to ensure customers comply with FAA regulations to power off these devices, they merely just hide them away without turning them off.
Cell phones, especially, can be turned to silent and shoved into the seat back pocket.
Flight attendants, alike, can vouch that customers sneak the use of cell phones long after compliance checks are done.
A mere guess-timate to how many fliers have their phones on would be around 80 percent.
Look at it this way, there hasn't been a recent news story where a plane crashed because of cell phone signal interference.
Cell phones work only in "zones" or "cells" and when you move from cell-to-cell the signal is handed-off.
Based on the number of towers in any given area depends on your service plan and service plans don't include air travel.
A cell's signal moves over land serfaces only hence rendering a cell phone useless on a plane.
There are technologies, however, that when installed on a plane allow for the use of communication devices.
Rather, the idea to power the phone off would be more for the customers benefit to pay attention to safety information that could potentially save their lives.
Incendently, laptops, DVDs, and even I-pods serve as a distraction from what is more important......SAFETY.
Thanks For Flying :)
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