[quote author=“Anonymous”]Well, I can’t speak for passenger airlines, but I’ve used my cell phone in GA - General Aviation, that’s single and twin engine prop planes, and no issues whatsoever.
Cell phones operate on entirely different frequencies than air communications. Air radios go from around 117 MHz to around 135 MHz. My cell phone isn’t even close to that.
I asked my flight instructor about this, and he said that the reason they (The FCC, not the FAA)  restrict cell phone usage is because when travelling at 400+ KIAS, or 450+ mph, at more than say, 10,000 feet off the ground, your cell phone jumps from tower to tower repeatedly, and they can’t track the service. This is illegal for some reason.

As to DVD/CD players, the only thing I can think of, is because the airline wants you to rent their headsets and portable DVD players.

AFAIK, the only thing that would mess with an aircraft’s communications is another aircraft nearby transmitting at the same time as first said aircraft. Then you get fun whistle sounds with hints of voices while both try to decide if they should stop talking, or wait for the other one to stop.

Feel free to ask me about anything aviation-related, I’ll do my best to help out.

Not quite.  Cell phones can and have interfered with aircraft communications.  So have other devices…not JUST other aircraft transmitting on the same frequency.  Also you should be aware that by using a cell phone in a GA aircraft (single or twin while IFR) you are violating FARs.  Check it out (Sec. 91.21 - Portable electronic devices).  You don’t get a waiver just because it is a little airplane.

“Guest”...I hope you took my comments as “information provided”.  They were in no way meant to be critical.  There are so many regulations that it is very hard for anyone to keep up with them all (even the “Pros”).  I hope you thoroughly enjoy your Private Certificate training and follow up with more advanced Ratings and Certifications.  Good luck and say hi when you hear NWA 11 on our way to Tokyo.

not sure why anyone would want to but..what are the regulations regarding the use of gps during a flight..? if there are any..just curious.. :ph34r:

i am not sure where this thread went but it was not what i wanted to discuss and that is: copying movies to a hard drive.

but still my comment on the current direction is: FLY SINGAPORE AIR.  u wont have any problems using a computer and the seats even have standard plugs (usa 3-prong) to power ur self during flight and the new aircraft are ethernet-wired already i guess getting ready for internet access while flying.  no, not available yet.

this whole thing about cell phones on planes i bet is not a safety issue, or they would not even let u get on the plane with one in the first place.

oh, about coping a movie to a hard drive.  i am researching a “best practice” myself at the moment, sitting here with a new external ion 160, a new sony external dvd burner,  my tr3, a new canon XL1s and Panasonic GS-400, and trying out how to MAKE A MOVIE, and that movie will no doubt have to be copied to a harddrive :drool: I am musing, “will the TR take it?”

jigs

[quote author=“jiggy”]i am not sure where this thread went but it was not what i wanted to discuss and that is: copying movies to a hard drive.

jigs

It’s your fault. You were too busy shopping to keep us in line.

Are you back home now?

[quote author=“dbs”][quote author=“jiggy”]i am not sure where this thread went but it was not what i wanted to discuss and that is: copying movies to a hard drive.

jigs

It’s your fault. You were too busy shopping to keep us in line.

Are you back home now?

just got back.  had to climb a tall rusty water tower and adjust the transmitter to get back online. but its good to be back in the -1+ world.