Use of personal GPS durig flight.
Jul 13th, 2007, 10:02 AM
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Each airline have their own rules. Here is AA's:
Electronic Equipment/Personal Devices
All portable electronic devices must remain off and properly stowed during taxi, takeoff, approach, and landing until the plane is at the gate and the seat belt sign is off. Cellphones may be used on certain aircraft after landing in the U.S., the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, once authorized by a flight attendant. Your flight attendant will tell you when you may use approved portable electronic devices in-flight. Devices with transmitting capabilities may only be used if the transmit capability is turned off and can be verified by a flight attendant (example: combination cellphone/PDA devices or laptop computers with wireless capabilities). During flight, never use cellphones (to make or receive calls), two-way pagers, radios, TV sets, remote controls (example: DVD, CD, game, or toy remote controls), a cordless computer mouse, commercial TV cameras, or Global Positioning Systems. Radio transmission using personal communications devices (example: walkie-talkies, two-way pagers, or wireless headphones) is prohibited, as it may interfere with the aircraft's communications and navigation systems. Devices that could cause damage to equipment or that may diminish the design, function, or capability of the aircraft are prohibited. You may use audio and video devices only with a headset. Use of still and video cameras, film or digital, is permitted only for recording personal events. Photography or video recording of airline personnel, equipment, or procedures is strictly prohibited.*
Electronic Equipment/Personal Devices
All portable electronic devices must remain off and properly stowed during taxi, takeoff, approach, and landing until the plane is at the gate and the seat belt sign is off. Cellphones may be used on certain aircraft after landing in the U.S., the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, once authorized by a flight attendant. Your flight attendant will tell you when you may use approved portable electronic devices in-flight. Devices with transmitting capabilities may only be used if the transmit capability is turned off and can be verified by a flight attendant (example: combination cellphone/PDA devices or laptop computers with wireless capabilities). During flight, never use cellphones (to make or receive calls), two-way pagers, radios, TV sets, remote controls (example: DVD, CD, game, or toy remote controls), a cordless computer mouse, commercial TV cameras, or Global Positioning Systems. Radio transmission using personal communications devices (example: walkie-talkies, two-way pagers, or wireless headphones) is prohibited, as it may interfere with the aircraft's communications and navigation systems. Devices that could cause damage to equipment or that may diminish the design, function, or capability of the aircraft are prohibited. You may use audio and video devices only with a headset. Use of still and video cameras, film or digital, is permitted only for recording personal events. Photography or video recording of airline personnel, equipment, or procedures is strictly prohibited.*
Jul 13th, 2007, 04:32 PM
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And here is Delta's:
[i]You can use these while the plane is at the gate with the doors open, after the plane has taken off and reached its cruising altitude and before it begins to descend for landing, and after the plane has landed and is taxiing to the gate.
* Personal digital assistants
* Personal computer games
* GPS (global positioning satellite) systems[/b]
[i]You can use these while the plane is at the gate with the doors open, after the plane has taken off and reached its cruising altitude and before it begins to descend for landing, and after the plane has landed and is taxiing to the gate.
* Personal digital assistants
* Personal computer games
* GPS (global positioning satellite) systems[/b]
Jul 13th, 2007, 05:00 PM
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On CO, there's no definitely answer. Here's the list of prohibited items, and I don't know if one considers a GPS a "radio receiver". Technically, it is.
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Devices that are not permitted for use at any time:
* battery operated personal air-purifying device
* TVs
* radio receivers and/or transmitters (including AM/FM/SW, CB and scanners)
* remote-control toys
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Devices that are not permitted for use at any time:
* battery operated personal air-purifying device
* TVs
* radio receivers and/or transmitters (including AM/FM/SW, CB and scanners)
* remote-control toys
Jul 15th, 2007, 05:12 PM
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Itīs AA.
I explained my kid itīs not allowed...
Many thanks for all your responses.
I understand maybe is for security reasons, because I canīt see how it can interfere with the aircraft sistems in cruising altitude ( not during take off or landing).
Any experts in this matter could explain?
I explained my kid itīs not allowed...
Many thanks for all your responses.
I understand maybe is for security reasons, because I canīt see how it can interfere with the aircraft sistems in cruising altitude ( not during take off or landing).
Any experts in this matter could explain?
Jul 16th, 2007, 01:16 AM
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I guess you could identify the time that you would be flying over a certain position which mean they could use surface to air missiles - is this a reasonable guess??
Why does your son want to play with a GPS anyway? Is it a boy thing??
Why does your son want to play with a GPS anyway? Is it a boy thing??
Jul 16th, 2007, 05:26 AM
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A GPS inflight can be highly educational. When I fly longhaul routes, sometimes I just look at the onboard Airshow and not the movies.
People who fly these days hardly look out the windows anymore. There are lots of interesting geographical features, and a GPS is very useful to identify them so you know where you are and what those features are.
People who fly these days hardly look out the windows anymore. There are lots of interesting geographical features, and a GPS is very useful to identify them so you know where you are and what those features are.
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orionve, even though a GPS is a passive device i.e. only receives signals, there is a possibility it could radiate a signal of the right frequency range that would interfere with the planes navigation system.
Sarvowinner, your GPS would give you the exact position of your plane, but how would you communicate that to your terrorist friends on the ground, use your cell phone? Don't you think they can see your plane anyway? Why not just leave your GPS enabled cell phone on.
Note- this is not useful information to our enemy. any surface to air missile that can hit a high flying plane uses another method to hone in on the plane (heat, radar). Shoulder fired missiles are fired visually before the plane can achieve altitude and range. A better question to ask is why don't we equipt our planes with anti-missile defences that exist today and are on other planes like El Al.
Sarvowinner, your GPS would give you the exact position of your plane, but how would you communicate that to your terrorist friends on the ground, use your cell phone? Don't you think they can see your plane anyway? Why not just leave your GPS enabled cell phone on.
Note- this is not useful information to our enemy. any surface to air missile that can hit a high flying plane uses another method to hone in on the plane (heat, radar). Shoulder fired missiles are fired visually before the plane can achieve altitude and range. A better question to ask is why don't we equipt our planes with anti-missile defences that exist today and are on other planes like El Al.
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