![]() I grudgingly complied, turning both my iPhone and my iPad completely off, but only after promising myself that I’d do a little research once my feet were back on terra firma. On a recent American Airlines flight, though, the flight attendants had a new warning: turn off all your gadgets for takeoff, and no-just putting your phone into “airplane” mode doesn’t count. Then you’d just the “sleep” button to turn off the screen-all the better for snapping it back on the moment you’re at cruising altitude, or once the landing gear bounces onto the tarmac.įor the past few years, I’d figured that “mostly off” was good enough for takeoff and landing after all, my iPhone’s wireless signals were safely cut off, and I rationalized that my snoozing (but still powered-up) handset couldn’t actually interfere with the plane’s navigation systems. “Mostly off” means putting your phone or tablet into “airplane mode,” which cuts off all two way wireless communications, such as cellular receivers, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. And when it’s time to descend, once again-turn everything off, please.īut as those of us with smartphones and tablets know, there’s all the way off, and then there’s … well, mostly off. ![]() Hi Jason! Anyone who flies the friendly skies on a regular basis knows the drill: the aircraft door closes, and the flight attendants start going up and down the aisles, telling everyone to turn off all portable electronic devices for takeoff.
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