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Old 16th Mar 2008, 03:24
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Mike Jenvey wrote:

<<<< Anyone who has something to say about the way how mobile phones effect flight safety?. Any scientific documents to advice? >>>>


Yes & yes!!!

Yes, they can interfere - lots of safety reports indicating 'phone interference. Go-arounds (IMC) due loss of ILS signals being just one symptom!

A few years old, & "labratory conditions" but a UK CAA report can be downloaded via here.

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The report found that the phone had to be at maximum power and within 30cm (about 1 foot) of the flight equipment or its wiring to produce "anomolies".

Phones in the cabin shouldn't pose a safety problem when they are permitted to be used on some aircraft. This is likely to be quite soon on some operations.