colinfitzpatrick asked: They actually did a Mythbusters on this and found that, yes, cell phones interfere with the instruments. It won't make the plane crash but it doesn't mean it doesn't have the potential to cause problems. I think this is a more of a 'best practices' policy than something that needs to be adhered to 100% to ensure a safe flight. [sorry tumblr won't let me include the link, but it's episode 49]
Innnnteresting. Yeah, these pilots didn’t seem like the ultimate authority on the subject, but they had a small plane full of seven people with their iPhones up on takeoff and didn’t seem concerned (in fact, they encouraged us to keep them on — private jet pilots are fucking cowboys, man).
Overall, I agree with Bilton’s thesis — if they can take the pains to discard our moisturizer tubs, they can easily force us to check our gadgets. And they don’t, so the threat is negligible enough to just scrap the rule, no?
