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Old January 25th 07, 11:10 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Robert M. Gary
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Default Mythbusters Episode and FMS



On Jan 25, 1:59 pm, Grumman-581
wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:06:37 -0800, in
.com, Robert M. Gary
wrote:

However, the show failed to mention that its the FCC rule that states,
no cell phones on in planes ever. The FAA rules are less strict.Correct... And since they're in CA, they could have flown far enough

offshore to be out of the jurisdiction of the FCC... They would also have
been far enough out that the cell phone signal would not have interfered
with any of the cell phone towers (assuming that is even still an issue
with the digital phones of today)...


It would have been more interesting if they talked about the FCC's
reasons for their ban and if current technology could still cause
problems with towers.

-Robert