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Mythbusters Episode and FMS
Saw a repeat episode of Mythbusters for the first time last night about
the use of cell phones on an airplane and interference with cockpit instruments. I know that this was mentioned in a November 2006 thread briefly but the short of it was that they concluded cell phones really CAN interfere with the VOR signals. One of the tests however, was on a Hawker jet with a glass cockpit (Honeywell I believe) with a FMS. They could not get any frequencies or amplitude of cellphone signals to budge the instruments like they were able to on a 1970's era NAV system. From what I understand, the FMS relies on a number of different inputs to drive its nav systems. If that's the case, wouldn't it switch to another source if one seemed unreliable? If it does, I imagine it would be a fundamental flaw in their experiment. The FBO manager and avionics guy being interviewed however, gave the nod to the robust wire shielding. Marco |
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