On modern aircraft, not just the cockpit electronics but the flight controls themselves. They are no longer cables, they are electronic (rudders, etc.). If yo

On modern aircraft, not just the cockpit electronics but the flight controls themselves. They are no longer cables, they are electronic (rudders, etc.). If you fly a smaller/older plane (I flew a cessna earlier this month) they don't have the same "off" requirement. "Airplane" mode is fine.