Why should we turn off mobile phones when we travel in an airplane, Part 2

With discussion in previous post, we now know the mobile phone’s GSM TDMA signal pattern would generate buzzing sound on audio speakers. Now, how this is buzzing sound related to the safety of air planes?

After watching many videos of “Mayday, Air Crash Investigation” TV programs, I start to understand that today’s plane communications are still running analog technologies. Pilots would hear the buzzing sound generated by your mobile phone.

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Photo taken in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.