If you aren't convinced of the safety issues presented by cell phone use on aircraft then please read the report on Passenger Electronic Devices that is posted on the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System web-site. The report is available as a '.pdf' document at . The report includes incidents of navigation interference, including uncommanded auto-pilot deviations. Bad enough in VMC. I can only imagine the consequences a coupled approach to minimums in IMC experiencing an uncommanded auto-pilot deviation. After reading the report, I get nervous if someone turns on their camera...
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And the missing link to NASA ASRS was: asrs.arc.nasa.gov/report_sets/ped.pdf
If you aren't convinced of the safety issues presented by cell phone use on aircraft then please read the report on Passenger Electronic Devices that is posted on the NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System web-site. The report is available as a '.pdf' document at . The report includes incidents of navigation interference, including uncommanded auto-pilot deviations. Bad enough in VMC. I can only imagine the consequences a coupled approach to minimums in IMC experiencing an uncommanded auto-pilot deviation. After reading the report, I get nervous if someone turns on their camera...