On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:06:24 -0800, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Same here, I think (the "not surprised" bit is confusing me,
> 
> I'm saying that if you're in an industrial place that the general public
> is not allowed into where keying up a radio blows fuses, that's
> understandable, but you wouldn't want to design an airplane where
> someone from the general public not following the rules about their cell
> phone crashes the plane.

I see, and yes, I agree.

> I.e., it's perfectly safe in a nuclear reactor to say "nobody turn off
> the coolant supply while the rods are out of the core." But you wouldn't
> put that control panel in reach of the public tours of the facility.
> 
> Having a cell phone in the cockpit cause troubles is more reasonable
> than a cell phone in the passenger compartment causing troubles.

Yes, and many pilots reportedly leave their cell phones on while working.

Jim

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