What will happen if you don’t put your mobile on a flight mode?

Every time you get on a plane, they ask you to put your mobile on a flight mode. Have you ever wondered why? And above all, what happens if you don’t do it? The answer is not as dramatic as you imagine. As pilot and trainer Gary Coxe says, with over 7,000 hours of flight, “nothing happens at all.” The same view is shared by a Washington -based airline engineer, who spoke anonymously at Travel + Leisure. However, experts admit that, even if it is not dangerous, it is a matter of courtesy and responsibility to activate the flight mode. Perchpoint, a former US military pilot and creator of a viral tiktok video for the flight mode, explains that “no, the plane will not fall or affect the aircraft systems, but there may be interference on the pilots’ headphones.” Even a few mobile phones trying to connect with a network in the flight can cause electromagnetic “noise”, which pilots hear […]
Source: News Beast

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