[AusNOG] WIFI/Internet on Planes

[Roland Dobbins]

On Jul 8, 2014, at 9:33 AM, John Edwards <jaedwards at gmail.com> wrote:

> - Devices must be switched off during takeoff and landing. 

The truth of the matter is that nobody actually switches devices off - they just blank the screens.

This alone disproves the theory that consumer-grade electronic devices (which are already designed to various governmental specs to minimize interference) cause any issues for avionics - otherwise, planes would be dropping from the skies because nobody actually turns off devices, and very few people even know what 'flight mode' is, heh.

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