AOPA urges allowing cell phone use in general aviation

One of the reasons I'm an AOPA member, even though I don't fly
airplanes, is they sometimes do good things. This is from their site
(www.aopa.org), on the Home page:

General aviation pilots should be able to use cell phones in the cockpit
while they're airborne. And they should be able to do it now. That's
what AOPA is telling the Federal Communications Commission.


"It's a safety issue," said Randy Kenagy, AOPA senior director of
advanced technology. "Cell phones and other wireless technologies are
invaluable tools for obtaining updated weather and other information
in flight. And the risk of interference with aircraft avionics for
the typical general aviation flight is very slight."

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And AOPA talked with several major cell phone service providers and
found no restrictions on using their services in GA cockpits.

This matches my experience: I can make a call in the air, get charged
for it, and I get no hassles from AT&T!

Go to AOPA's site for the whole thing.
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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA