Cellphone use

Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe wrote:
"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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It is an FCC rule because cellphone tower are designed to
pick up a limited number of calls and at altitude the towers
are over-loaded.



"pittss1c" wrote in message
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|I know there are regs against cellphone usage in aircraft.
| I was wondering... has anyone ever known someone to get
busted?
| If so... what happened to them?
|
| Mike


Except, of course, that very few people have cell phones anymore (at least,
as defined by the regulations that prohibit "cell phones" in the air).

Just because you are used to calling the thingy a cell phone doesn't make it
a cell phone.

But you never know. What if you use real cell phone and accidentally
overload some high-altitude tower? Who'll pay the costs? Tax-payers?

L.