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I would imagine that the stray RF at the altitudes at which commercial aircraft fly already poses enough of an interference threat. Given that, those systems ar

I would imagine that the stray RF at the altitudes at which commercial aircraft fly already poses enough of an interference threat. Given that, those systems are likely already designed with enough RF shielding or other safeguards. Since the RF power emitted by consumer mobile phones is so low, it shouldn’t pose much greater of a threat than the RF the aircraft are already designed to handle.

rzimmerman 5y ago
You're right that it shouldn't be a problem but: * That assumes a device that both meets specifications and isn't damaged (overwhelmingly true, but not universally true) * Most of these airplanes were designed well before modern cell phones existed. I'd be less worried about highly mechanical systems from the 60s/70s, more worried about electronic systems from the 90s, and less worried about some of the most modern aircraft.