>Having just bought an iPad (and ForeFlight, which I love!) I'm confused about using 3G while airborne. (The main reason for doing so would be the occassional need to get a current radar picture while en route) How different is having a powered-on cell phone from having an iPad connected via 3G.
Gee, I'm not even sure you'd get a decent 3g signal at altitude. Cell phone voice/data antennas tend to radiate their signals horizontally, for coverage near the ground.
>(My headset even has a Bluetooth connection for linking to a cell phone so who is kidding who here?)
In theory, that's for communicating (phoning FSS perhaps) while warming up the engine. Headset companies are not promoting this as a way to "use your cell phone while flying".
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