The electronics are so miniscule they can not possibly interfere with the Aircraft avionics. The player does not receive an outside signal (i.e. no FM, etc). I doubt the battery will 'explode' due to pressure differences. So, the airline policy makes no sense, especially when there is a screaming child in the next seat. Thanks in advance.
2007-07-17 10:34:30 · 7 answers · asked by DapperD 1 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
They use the electronics interference thing as an excuse. They really just want you to be paying attention in case of an emergency, and virtually the only time any emergencies are going to happen are during those minutes during takeoff and landing.
I fly a private plane, and that's the only time you need to worry. If there's a problem during takeoff, every second counts. The flight crew needs you to follow their instructions immediately. They can't be going up and down the aisles asking you to switch off your headphones and listen. And it's the same for any problems during landing.
Once you're into a steady climb, cruise, or initial descent, the only "emergencies" that can really happen are catastrophic failures where the plane suddenly and instantly disintegrates into a million pieces, and then they couldn't care less if you are listening to your iPod or not as you plummet to earth from 30,000 feet.
Also see this Mythbusters episode:
2007-07-17 10:48:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
How about this one: They would like your attention during the take off or landing. Those are the two most common times an emergency might arise, and if you're zoned out with an iPod plugged in, yakking on the phone, or watching a DVD on your laptop, you might miss instructions from the flight attendent.
BTW: The Mythbusters episode is bogus. Their methodology in testing was way off, and not being tested against airliner type avionics.
2007-07-17 11:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by gromit801 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they really DO interfere with the equipment that the pilots use.
It's hard to believe but here is a way you can see...
Try holding a cellphone up to the tv or computer, call the cellphone from a house phone and you will see the equipment, ie the computer or tv become effected even before the cellular phone rings.
I realize an Ipod and communication equipment on airplanes are different from my example but it's still the same concept.
2007-07-17 12:51:14 · answer #3 · answered by ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the airlines say that Electronic devices can interfere with the electronics of the Airplane. Whether this is true or not is problematical. If you could bring down an airplane with your cell phone or IPod I seriously doubt that they would let you bring them on the airplane. This is a question that everyone would like to know the answer to. I look forward to your other answers.
2007-07-17 10:46:35 · answer #4 · answered by Traveler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, same here. hold the center button and menu button for about 6-8 seconds. after it resets plug it into your comp and restore it. it may seem like too much trouble but sometimes a bad file or putting files that were not imported on the same version of itunes can mess up the firmware. by restoring it you reset the firmware and all you have to do is just drag and drop your library back into your ipod (or just let it auto sync).
2016-05-20 17:26:44 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats not true even if you think one will not do anything think about how many people must have one on the plane those put together could do something.If this didnt help try asking a flight attendant the next time youre on a plane.
2007-07-17 10:47:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
better safe than sorry.
2007-07-17 10:46:22 · answer #7 · answered by pandora078 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋