Why Can't You Use Phones On Planes?

We're told not to make phone calls while airborne - but is there a real reason for it?

[zuldaftw]

They told me to turn off my Gameboy, I wasn't at a save point.

[VictorGamerLOL]

"Enjoy a moment a quiet at 30, 000 feet" with a random baby crying out loud because his ears hurt.

[ǿǿřǿ-jz]

**Turns on airplane mode**
My iphone shall no longer bring death to airplanes.

[crossbrightt]

I put my phone in airplane mode,
I threw it,
It didnt fly..

[jjkollia]

"Why you can't use phones on planes"

man i cant even afford their wifi to use my phone

[blitz]

The 1.9K dislikes are from Airplanes pilot

[morso]

An iphone wont bring down a 737.




But a 737max will

[divinest]

Anytime he says FCC, I think about "Without Me" by Eminem

[computer]

Mobile devices do not cause any interference whatsoever with avionics on an aircraft. In fact, it's illegal to manufacture and sell a mobile device that even has he ability to operate on certain frequencies.

The reason they tell you to stow and turn off your mobile devices for takeoff and landing is because of legal reasons regarding safety and liability. Technically it's the PIC's job to make sure passengers are paying attention to the safety briefing before every flight, and as for takeoff and landing, it's best not to have loose, heavy, metal objects flying around if there's some turbulence.

Your pilot has a tablet and a smartphone in the cockpit with him, and neither are on airplane mode.

[kevlu]

No smoking signs all over the plane




Ashtray in lavatory

[jasonraymomejames]

1:12 holy that voice crack might bring down a plane tho

[deydraniadiancecht]

That DVD player was never proven to have done that. In fact, it was nothing more than a scapegoat for the plane heading in the wrong direction. It was likely caused by a careless programming error and no one caught it. They then blamed it on a DVD player to keep their jobs.

Hi, I'm an electronics tech. I'm one of those experts on this matter. I have worked on Aviation Electronics equipment dating from the early 1940s all the way to the early 2000s. I have degrees in Aviation Electronics, Biomedical Electronics, and Electronics Technology. A portable DVD player can no more affect any of the systems on any plane that has ever existed than I can affect the direction of a plane with the power of my mind. It simply cannot happen. Walk into any Avionics shop where they test and calibrate Avionics and you'll see it filled with way larger machines than a DVD player and none of them are telling a plane to go in another direction (unless they are specifically designed to do so).

It am really disappointed in you for not doing your homework on this. Shame! Believing that a DVD player can affect a plane? Shame on you, Linus! I've calibrated navigation and communication Avionics from periods spanning 6 decades and have done so while using my cell phone and never once have they ever had any effect on what I was doing.

[matthewallen]

As an aircraft mechanic, i’ve been on the phone while performing some operational checks on communication and navigation equipment. No interference at all.

[NickG]

I remember they tested this on Mythbusters and found that it's pure bullshit.

[Nikobr]

2:55 who have that many unchecked emails? like for real, 32 512?

[ThatOneTruckGuy]

2:39 Set flaps to-
Wait did I leave the oven on?


lol

[hyouzanren]

We need a REAL airplane mode for our phones.... You know! The one that can fly and follow me around!

[DarmiGames]

Airplane mode on my old phone only blocked calls, but not wifi, bluetooth or anything else

[alexandrubossro]

I'm the single one who use airplane mode to stop getting calls??😂

[cavok]

While I think it's extremely unlikely a phone could ever interfere with navigation equipment (unless held right next to an older instrument)-- cell phones (especially when receiving calls) will often introduce light interference/feedback in our headsets (sounds like stuttering over the hum of 400z 3-phase AC). I've heard this numerous times when in the cockpit, typically if I or the other pilot forget to switch to airplane mode; it has also occurred as a result of passengers leaving their phones on (I'm guessing the headset wire that plugs into the wall acts as a conductor in the presence of the phone's RF) However, it's rare that it happens and doesn't really do anything other than present a minor annoyance.

The biggest reason to go to airplane mode is to prevent your battery from eating itself as it searches for a signal above 3000'.

I think most of us agree though, thank God people aren't allowed to talk on their phones at altitude.