Flying high with mobile in flight

 

It has recently been announced that flyers in the US can now use their gadgets on all parts of the flight, all the way from take off to landing.

Now, Europe is coming in to line with this ruling after the European Aviation safety Agency (EASA) issued guidelines to “extend to all phases of flight the possibility to use personal electronic devices (PED) such as tablets, smartphones, e-readers and mp3 players”.

The ruling is still subject to review by individual airlines and should be implemented by the end of November, although guidelines also state that devices should be used in Airplane mode thus ensuring that no SMS or calls can be sent or received.

This is a major step in the process of expanding the freedom to use personal electronic devices on-board aircraft without compromise in safety,” said Patrick Ky, EASA Executive Director.

The EASA also said that they are “looking at ways to certify the use of mobile phones on-board aircraft to make phone calls.”  If this comes to fruition then get ready to listen to hour upon hour of others conversations in-flight. Oh joy!

Source: Android Community

Gadgets in flight. Now they can go all the way.

 

Flying with a smartphone or tablet is always a confusing affair. In some parts of the world you can use gadgets during certain parts of the flight, but in others you can’t. It’s a slightly confusing mish-mash of rules, but now US aviation regulator – the FAA – have ruled that US passengers can use tablets, smartphones and other gadgets during the entire flight.

There’s still a couple of gotchas, including attempting to make a mobile call, although I’ve witnessed people making and receiving calls whilst the plane moves across the airport. There’s still a ban on using an internet connection below 10,000 feet too, so we’re guessing that any in-flight WiFi will cut off at that point.

US operators will start to use the new rules very quickly, and he Civil Aviation Authority here in the UK may follow suit soon.

Effectively it means that a device which isn’t browsing the web or making a call can be used throughout a flight.