Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Airborne 3G

Not using a cell phone in an airplane dates back to when they were analog and your phone could bring up numerous towers when you were up in the air and grid lock the system. I never really heard of that happening, but in theory it could. The phones are digital now and as I understand that is not an issue but the regulation is still there as a holdover.

 

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Lyn Wagner
Taylorcraft BC12-D
N96290
LXN

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From: fishmaster232 <fishmaster232@live.com>
To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 2, 2010 11:28:30 AM
Subject: Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Airborne 3G

 

In my area, central NY my cell phone works fine 0-2000 agl, above that it is sporadic.

I have a plug attachment that hooks it to the plane's intercom system and I have been known to use it once or twice... :)

Rod

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Robert Laird <rlaird@...> wrote:
>
> Q: How different is having a powered-on cell phone from having an iPad
> connected via 3G.
> A: No difference.
>
> Q: If one had a powered-on cell phone in their pocket (and forgot to turn
> it off like they are probably supposed to do before take-off) wouldn't it
> ring if it was in range of a cell tower and somebody tried to call it?
> A: Yes, it would ring. It's happened to me many times on a commercial jet.
> I don't answer it, and, if I did, I would likely lose the signal fairly
> quickly.
>
> " I realize this may invoke a discussion that addresses both the legal and
> the practical aspects of 3G in the air, but is it something that people do?
> (My headset even has a Bluetooth connection for linking to a cell phone so
> who is kidding who here?) "
>
> Bluetooth is a different animal from 3G cell phone signals.
>
> "This is something I visualize doing 2 to 3 times a YEAR so an expensive
> subscription to XM weather is far from practical for me. Thanks."
>
> It will likely work, but the lower your altitude, the better it will likely
> work, for reasons Bob pointed out.
>
> -- Robert
>

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