As a pasenger, am I allowed to use a GPS during a flight? The device in question is a Garmin GPSMAP 60csx.
The reason I ask is just because I love looking at data like speed, heading, altitude, location etc. I think I saw a pilot on a tiny plane in Venezuela using the exact same device for navigation actually.
A lot of passengers nowadays are nervous (me included) and I wouldn’t want to set off any alarms as a passenger fiddling with a strange electronic device.
Regarding reception - I’ve tried turning on this device on a previous flight and it didn’t seem to be able to find any satellites to connect to - is this normal? Is it due to altitude or location?
This would be on a United flight from Europe to the US. Am I white male, in case it matters.
Thanks!