Originally Posted by el !
ShyTorque, I completely agree with you, but wouldn't be time also for the Fire Warning system to be modified/shielded so not to trigger false alarms ?
Not to allow people to use their phone in fly, but to prevent you guys from having to land in a farm in case someone accidentally forgets the phone switched on.
Unfortunately, it isn't easily done, bearing in mind that there is no manufacturer's modification or certification of such a modification. In any case, the owner of the aircraft would not accept the down-time to assess the problem, nor the expense to research a modification and implement it. The present solution, i.e. to tell the passengers that they cannot use thier phones, costs nothing. The aircraft fuel endurance is only 2.5 hours. What call cannot wait that short amount of time?
