Mobile Phones inflight.. - Airliners-India

crew320 · Member

Mobile Phones inflight..

Nimish · Member

Long haul flights - always in switched OFF mode - but mainly to conserve battery life :grin:

Short haul flights - normally in OFF mode, except during landing/Takeoff where I love to see the different networks that the phone catches.

JumboJet · Member

Respect Aviation, so i take care and keep the phone switched off.

himmat01 · Member

I switch off the phone just before boarding and switch it on only after leaving the a/c.

HAWK21M · Member

I switch it off because the Rule says so.........Although it has to be proved that Interference to Navigation systems exist from cell usage.

regds

MEL

the_380 · Member

My cell phone remains OFF during flight as per the rules so that it doesn't cause any interference

JumboJet · Member

the_380 wrote:

My cell phone remains OFF during flight as per the rules so that it doesn't cause any interference

What kind of interference.....

Since you have access to the inside information, can u ask the_380 Senior, what possible interference does it cause......

the_380 · Member

Ok i ll ask soon but in my knowledge it interferes with the VHF frequency and also for security reasons

HAWK21M · Member

There is reasonable doubt that Cell Phone Frequency Tx can affect Communication & Navigation Equipment/Instruments on Board an Airliner.But it has not been proved as yet.

But since the Rule Forbids its use.We stick to the Rule.

regds

MEL

vivekman · Member

I usually switch it off after making one final call to family/friends after boarding the aircraft. I switch it on only after the aircraft arrives at the gate.

On this note, in Malaysia, they ask you to switch it off before entering the aircraft and switch it back on only after entering the terminal building.

So, it is different rules for different countries I guess!