Thanks for input peeps. However, it does seem as if there is dearth of widely-available knowledge out there. There seems to be anecdotal evidence that may indicate that things are not all as rosy as we would like. Some pilots may wish to know such things like:
How do you physically protect electronic/avionic eqpt from EMI - how is this done and maintained?
How does this protection work and can it be compromised?
What frequencies/powers are most dangerous and where in the cabin is the effect greatest?
How does such interference manifest itself and is there a pattern - eg comms, nav, warning systems, fire detectors etc?
How do mobiles/ipods/wiFi/PDAs etc differ from country to country, along with any differences in EMI protection?
Just how good is the 'flightsafe' mode of the average mobiles - how does it work?
What research studies back this?
Do recent studies take into account the effect on the EM intensity and subsequent interfernce patterns by the proliferation of the number of mobile phones on each flight? These days, the likelihood is that almost every passanger aboard will have a mobile phone/laptop/ipod/PDA with WiFi etc, while most pax will not even listen to the welcome PA, never mind switch off their 'toys'?
and so on....
Any pointers gratefully accepted.
flipster