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"Plans have been developed across EU countries to introduce technology which permits mobile calls without risk of interference with aircraft systems."...
"Research published in 2003 by the CAA found mobile phone signals skewed navigation bearing displays by up to five degrees."
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I would like to read the details on this. Navigation for commercial aircraft should all be digital now and even the combined signals of 100 mobile phones should not be able to offset the bearing.
In the USA, the issue of cellular phone use in aircraft had as much to do with the disruption of the cellular network caused by having a phone active in a location above and equidistant to many cell sites which is also moving from site to site at 600 MPH.
Having a pico-cell on the plane will reduce the signal strength from each of the on-board phones so they don't hit the ground-based cells. That's good for the network and also as a bonus would increase the battery life for the phones.
Of course, all of the above addresses the technical advantages to the proposed "technology". It says nothing about the fact that I don't think phone usage on an aircraft is a socially acceptable activity. :roll:
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