The use of cell phones and electronic devices on airplanes

cell phones and electronic devices

¿Whaté What happens if you use cell phones and electronic devices?óunique throughout the flight? We review and analyze this prohibitionón that little by little, it is disappearing.

«Please turn off your cell phones or electronic devices.óunique for takeoff», secure theíthis this phrase más at once and if you did not pay attention to this instructionón made by the Cabin Crew, you earned a wake up callóa free, everything to keep checking Instagram.

The aircraft industryáutica continues to evolve día a díand now the trend is to leave behindás the strict measure of having to turn off cell phones for simply, put them in avi modeón to be able to for example, keep enjoying your favorite game, Oír música or watch a movieíbutt.

Despite this change, the free use of cell phones remains to some extent, controversial and hereí We will analyze the potential risks or más good, thaté ledó to the air authoritiesáutics of implementing this measure.

The technologyía

To review this whole topic, we must go back to the first flights of aviationón y cóhow this industry has changed over the yearsños. Así like aviationón evolves, the technologyíaccess to society tooén. The appearanceónumber of wireless communication devicesón, work or entertainment generated an important challengeíor for industry.

I challenged themíthey were not úonly in the possible interference that these couldían generate, but alsoén on a security issue.

Even before 1992, it was createdíwith certainty that electrical equipmentóonly ones aboard a planeón and unrelated to navigation equipmentón of the aircraft generated interference in the hundreds of aircraft systems and there were even several reports from pilots who saw how their systems were altered due to their possible use.. To prove or disprove this, Boeing realizedó simulations following pairámeters from the pilots' reports, without being able to replicate them. Subsequently, the FAA contractó to the ATCM – Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics of the United States for it to carry out hundreds of hours of experiments to prove or deny it. Surprisingly, was not foundó no evidence that devices interfere with navigationón and flight safety.

It is included, la RCTA recomendó that the use of devices is releasedéelectric, but ¿becauseé beó restricting its use? For passenger safety.

Security

When we talk about security, We are not referring to the risk of use itself.í of devices on navigation equipmentón o avión in general, otherwise, because, for example, having a laptop in your hands during takeoff or landing couldíto generate problems or hinder the evacuatedón of passengers in case of an emergency, putting their lives at risk.

Spaghettién, you narrow itón of use of national devicesó due to deconcentrationón that passengers could have in these equipment, that in case of evacuationóno emergency mayípotentially causing you to lose valuable seconds by focusing your attention.ón in a movieícula or call for example.

The planes we currently fly, As an additional measure, they have protectionón against magnetism or frequencies in your equipment and flight systems, to just, avoid the interference that any of these couldístill manage to generate, así that you can rest assured if you have Fear to fly and above all, jamás a cell phone has generated a damn aéreo.

¿Sabíso even pilots are not forced to turn off their cell phones? Since there is no mandatory rule, but yesí couldíto be required within the policiesíethics of each airlineínea.

Present

Al dífrom today, más aerolíit is a siná freeing the use of these devices throughout the flight without restrictionón and some even already offer a calling system, messengeríto email during the flight on cell phones, but subject to regulationón of tub país. the aviationón evolves and prohibitions, spaghettién.

Lo más común today in día is the use of cell phones in Avi Modeón, with what I canás connect to the aircraft's WiFi, but without emitting or receivingñCellular chosen.

¿Becauseé some aerosolíneas aúThey do not ask you to turn off your equipment?

This depends úonly from each aerosolínea and its policiesíethics. Each regulatory entity has its guidelines and it is up to each company to accept or adapt them to its operational reality and policy.íinternal ethics, For this, in the same paícanás find aerolíguidelines that allow the use of devices in Avi Modeón, while others demandán you turn off your equipment.

Although it does not present a proven or latent risk, It is always better to be safe than sorry, in the end three minutes without using electrical equipmentóNicos doesn't hurt anyone, since although there is no evidence of interference, no isá discarded that couldíto come to pass, más aún times increasing núnumber of users and device types.

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  1. Good afternoon my Don Larenas and why the reason for not leaving the airlines the entry of their own staff of flight attendants (Ramp).and with that, more job opportunities are cut off..

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