A Carnegie-Mellon study finds that wireless devices are likely to harm the operation of airplane equipment.
Researchers concluded that such devices can disrupt the operation of cockpit instruments, including the Global Positioning System receivers that are becoming more common in helping to ensure safe landings.
Researchers noted that there is no definitive instance of an electronic device used by a passenger causing an accident. However, they said their data support the conclusion that use of devices like cell phones “will, in all likelihood, someday cause an accident by interfering with critical cockpit instruments such as GPS receivers.”
(via Slashdot)
Comments
@ 06:15
Using electronic devises is allowed in many companies. They even provide their own services to access internet. Would they do it if it was dangerous?
@ 23:58
I sometimes wish the world operated on logic (especially when hurtling through space at 300 miles an hour).
But in a post 9/11 world anything to add value to flying will be rubber stamped to attempt to save a faltering industry.