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Pilot as passenger jailed for using GPS on plane
A 73-year-old man arrested after he repeatedly ignored a flight crew’s demands to stop using his Global Positioning System. The man told court he was a pilot and routinely used his GPS when flying. That didn’t excuse Ego from complying with flight crew instructions, said Judge Lee Anne Martin. (www.p3air.com) Mehr...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Regardless of how we (airline crew) feel about rules/policies we have to follow and enforce them. We can loose our job/career/certificates by neglecting those rules. So even though an old man with a gps probably does not pose a risk to the flight I am not going to take the chance for him. We have a hard enough job and most of us are just trying to make a living by doing what we are told. Please don't make it harder then it needs to be by arguing with us.
if you are a pilot you know that your cellphone interferes with your radios by making a buzzing sound. At least in GA, Rj100, A330, A340 and A380. You wont crash and die, but it is annoying as hell.
FOLLOW THE "SIMPLE" RULES......... DON'T BE STUPID. WE ARE IN A COUNTRY SUFFERING OF PARANOIA.
FOLLOW THE "SIMPLE" RULES......... DON'T BE STUPID. WE ARE IN A COUNTRY SUFFERING OF PARANOIA.
I will probably get the wrath of regular posters but, why does anybody want to use GPS on an aeroplane? You buy your airline ticket so you know were you are going to end up, most people will have an idea of how long the flight is so they should be able to subtract flight time elapsed from the duration of flight. With certain carriers and aircraft a moving route map is screened for passenger entertainment. For me it is a case of sit back enjoy your drink and obey the cabin/flight deck crew.
The issue is NOT that electronics will interfere with the aircraft avionics or flight systems. If you think they are that likely to be affected by wireless signals then you are totally out to lunch. The systems are NOT sensitive to random (and very weak) RF signals from cell phones, and a GPS instrument is NOT a transmitter.... it's a receiver! If they were sensitive to consumer electronics then they (consumer electronics) would NEVER be allowed as carry on. End of story.
Now, if the argument is that he didn't follow crew orders, then that's a completely different story. But please, leave the "consumer electronics are going to affect flight systems" argument out of the picture.
Now, if the argument is that he didn't follow crew orders, then that's a completely different story. But please, leave the "consumer electronics are going to affect flight systems" argument out of the picture.
oh well... they think hes gonna do something bad with it. i dont get why he wanted to use his OWN gps during a flight, but whatever.
- Some GPS antennas are "active" and could actually produce some interference, although those designed to sit within 1 m of cockpit radios and roof mounted antennas without interference probably don't interfere.
- Anything with a transmitter could interfere, even when using GHz frequencies (GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, wireless mice & keyboards) not MHz (VOR & Com & GS) or KHz (ADF & AM band radio).
- Even non-transmitting devices like a laptop or the old "WalkMan" can produce electromagnetic radiation which can interfere. Lots of tuners use a "regeneration" circuit to improve signal to noise ratios, and that can act as a transmitter of interference.
- That some airlines ask that all cells be turned off, not just set to airplane mode, is likely because lots of pax don't know how to select airplane mode but do know where the off switch is on their cell phone.
- Finally, the "GPS" in many cell phones, doesn't use the GPS constellation of satellites but triangulate position from cell towers and wi-fi, which requires transmitting a ping so they can triangulate the replies. So, not all supposed "GPS" devices are passive GPS signal receivers (and some of those use active antennas).