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Strange, it's if someone wants to be told "such and such flight has hone down because of a cellphone onboard". Than everyone can start complaining how unsafe aircraft are.
Ok, so here's some info. Besides the perfect explanation HarryT gave, I've read about a cases with *OLDER* devices (remember those big phones we once had?) actually messing-up the ILS approach system of the plane. Which meant the planes had to be landed visually, without the benefit of the navigational equipment.
So, next time you decide to keep your phone on, think what happens when the pilot is lining up for landing, looking at the displays in front of him, and suddenly some of his equipment goes crazy and shows the strip 2 miles to the left, and the height is suddenly 50 feet.... OK, most probably this want crash the plane, worst case he'll do a go-around and land safely, pilots are trained for emergencies, but do you really want to try this?
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