It's because phones interfere with airplane electronics, right? Wrong."At this time, all electronic devices, including cell phones and two-way pagers, must be turned off and put away. After takeoff, I'll let you know when you may use approved electronic portable devices."Of course, those "approved electronic portable devices" won't include your cell phone, not until after you land.
The reason is that cell phones interfere with the airplane's electronics, right?
Well, no, actually. The risk posed by cell phones to airplane equipment is unknown, and will remain unknown for as long as possible.
Phones are banned for two official reasons:
Cell phones "might" interfere with the avionics (aviation electronics) of some airplanes.
Cell phones aloft "might" cause problems with cell tower systems on the ground.
Both of these risks are easily tested, yet somehow neither the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) nor the Federal Communications Commission has been able to get a definitive answer in the past 20 years as to whether phone calls in flight cause these suspected problems. (The FAA is responsible for the flight safety portion of all this, and the FCC is responsible for the cell tower part.)
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