Mon Apr 08, 2019 4:53 pm
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I have been reading the Pooley's Air Pilot's Manual: Air Law & Meteorology book. P.173 states that;
From this I have a few questions:
1) If the above is true, how does one legally use live mapping software on their mobile device? Many pilots use SD/Runway HD/etc. on their phones, but if the aforementioned is true they shouldn't be.
2) The same book states that a delay in arrival of more than 45 minutes at your destination should be notified by radio, unless unavailable, in which case through mobile phone.
3) The telephones users' licence? Any reference to it?
4) This seems to be a rule allocated solely to GA. Commercial flights allow the use of mobile phones during the flight, at the discretion of the operator. Why the difference here?
5) The book references Part NCO. GEN.125 as the source of these statements. Having read the reference material there is very little coverage of Mobile Telephones and where it is covered it simply states:
This is a statement, which in my interpretation, gives advice, not instruction.
Any clarification is greatly received.
Tom
In addition, the use of a mobile telephone on board an aircraft can interfere seriously with its navigation equipment. Even in stand-by mode, mobile phones emit signals periodically. Not only is there an adverse effect on safety, but the use of mobile telephones in an aircraft is a breach of the telephones users' licence. Therefore the commander of an aircraft should ensure that all mobile telephones are switched off prior to engine start.
From this I have a few questions:
1) If the above is true, how does one legally use live mapping software on their mobile device? Many pilots use SD/Runway HD/etc. on their phones, but if the aforementioned is true they shouldn't be.
2) The same book states that a delay in arrival of more than 45 minutes at your destination should be notified by radio, unless unavailable, in which case through mobile phone.
3) The telephones users' licence? Any reference to it?
4) This seems to be a rule allocated solely to GA. Commercial flights allow the use of mobile phones during the flight, at the discretion of the operator. Why the difference here?
5) The book references Part NCO. GEN.125 as the source of these statements. Having read the reference material there is very little coverage of Mobile Telephones and where it is covered it simply states:
A well-known interference is the demodulation of the transmitted signal from GSM (global system for mobile communications) mobile phones leading to audio disturbances in other systems. Similar interferences are difficult to predict during the PED design and protecting the aircraft’s electronic systems against the full range of potential interferences is practically impossible. Therefore, not operating PEDs on-board aircraft is the safest option, especially as effects may not be identified immediately but under the most inconvenient circumstances.
This is a statement, which in my interpretation, gives advice, not instruction.
Any clarification is greatly received.
Tom