Originally Posted by
Karelia
is using phone's GPS to track plane speed allowed during flight? The phone
is still in airplane mode, of course, but the GPS Test app can still
show the plane's speed and GPS coordinates.
as long as I'm asking... what about bluetooth headphones?(not headset)
I have a large pair of bluetooth headphones but I sometimes get asked
by the FAs to turn them off during fligth. I comply, of course. However,
on other flights, the FAs don't seem to care at all. The headphones
are paired to either my phone or my Macbook Air for listening to music
or movies.
thanks!
Well for one your GPS will work while in airplane mode. There is a certain way to activate it that enables it to work. It doesn't always however but in most cases it does. Altitude, weather, turbulence are usually factors that affect this.
Your Bluetooth headphones can be worn during taxis, takeoff, landing and in flight. The headphones cannot be on or noise cancelling activated during taxi takeoff landing phases of flight. You can only turn them on after takeoff.
. Your Bluetooth can be paired and in operation now with the new FAA rules that allowed use of PED's (portable electronic devices) last year. SO how are you using PED's with the noise cancelling off?
Geniuses. lol The policy was due to enabling passengers to hear you if you were yelling commands. Believe it or not you can deplane an airplane and that one passenger is all caught up in his music and noise cancelling and doesn't realize he's the only one left.
This policy is usually standard but how it is enforced varies from airline to airline. Most legacy carriers don't push the issue while most regional carriers do.
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