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Old May 16, 2002, 8:42 am
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Neal
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by 777Brit:
Of course, remember that there's no proven evidence of cellular devices causing uncontrolled flight control surface deviations or interference with actual navigational aids. The most intereference comes from the high-pitched noise heard in the pilots headsets whenever a cellular telephone is used. </font>
I've read this on FT before. Are we supposed to wait for a fatal crash in which it is determined that use of a cell phone on board was the cause? I rather be safe than sorry.


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