Comment Re:I Wonder... (Score 1) 372
Airplane mode was created by developers and hasn't been acknowledged by the FAA or any airline I know of. It has nothing to do with the regulations, which forbid any portable electronic device operation.
However, most of the time these don't quite apply to the pilots.
However, most of the time these don't quite apply to the pilots.
FAR Section 91.21
c) Any other portable electronic device that the operator of the aircraft has determined will not cause interference with the navigation or communication system of the aircraft on which it is to be used.