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[deleted] t1_iyzsibi wrote

Reply to comment by OccamsSchickQuattro in No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights by linguist96

From the pilot side of it, we can tell when someone’s phone isn’t in airplane mode. It’s not every time but it happens frequently that when we get close to the ground we can hear our nav radios get scratchy.

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OccamsSchickQuattro t1_iz00vuz wrote

See and if anyone had ever just said that I’d use it every time.

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[deleted] t1_iz01hss wrote

As far as I know it’s never been an issue operationally but it’s more annoying than anything haha

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OccamsSchickQuattro t1_iz01xwp wrote

Hey man if it annoys the people flying the big metal tubes that’s enough reason for me. I fly a lot and I’ve noticed they’ve even stopped calling it out so I figured it was just an antiquated idea.

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IdleRocket t1_iz0iiav wrote

I'm calling bullshit that you have flown a single flight where all 150+ passengers have turned airplane mode on. I'm guessing your scratchy radios are something else.

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