AOPA urges allowing cell phone use in general aviation

Eric Greenwell wrote:
For Example John Smith wrote:

That's my point. How do you police it?
How many of us have a phone that has no web capabilities?
Will CDs & OOs check every cell phone carried in a contest/badge attempt?


I don't know of any restrictions on getting weather data during a badge
attempt, so I don't think OOs have a problem.

I get the impression contestants would be discouraged from contacting the
FSS via VHF for weather while on the task. Is that not allowed? It ought to
be encouraged, as should use of every other souorce for weather info.

Why should flying sailplanes be the only form of aviation where pilots are
NOT encouraged to stay abreast of the latest wx info? Who cares how we get it?



Jack