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Let us use "Airplane Mode" During Takeoff and Landing

http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/story/2011-12-21/electronics-planes-in-flight/52147566/1

by cjoh • 15 years ago

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philiphodgen• 15 years ago

(Shhh. I never power off. I use airplane mode all the time. Don't tell anyone.)

makecheck• 15 years ago

I imagine it's about not only the device's signal transmissions, but its physical weight.

Planes during takeoff and landing are at sharp angles with extra G-forces. If your iPhone was in your hand during this time and you accidentally let go, maybe the phone would fly at someone else with enough force to hurt them.

pveugen• 15 years ago

I guess it also has to do with getting the 'full' attention of passengers, during the most 'critical' phase of a flight.

melling• 15 years ago

Wouldn't that be difficult and time consuming to verify?

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