How would you you crash a plane?

[Cliphead]

Strangely its what my wife said, that she'd want me to be cautious.

Cheers, I think I just might you know.

Don't be a show-off. Never be too proud to turn back. There are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old, bold pilots

[Old Hack]

Don't be a show-off. Never be too proud to turn back. There are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old, bold pilots

I heard that. No, I think cautious is the way to be. Funny, but I know some pilots, and one armed officer, and they're all the most reassuringly calm people you'd know.

Although one pilot, Alistair is what I will call him, is a dirty fecker who knows no shame...

[original PM]

I am pretty sure that it is very little to do with the fact they interfere with the euqipment (although I am sure there is potential for disruption) and it is an awful lot more to do with not having to sit next ignorant loudmouther barrow boys spouting sh!t down the phone for two hours

'' Yeah Awright Guv'nor Yeah I am on a Plane -- Yeah a plane yeah yeah flying on a plane"

"Yeah still flying - will be flying until we land yeah mate on a plane"

Repeat to fade

[doodab]

Picocells coming to an aircraft near you fairly soon.

Is that what they have between their ears?

[Moscow Mule]

It's actually quite hard to keep a lock on a GSM tower when moving at 500 mph. The handshaking and handoffs put too much pressure on the cells. This is why they don't allow you to turn it on.

Pico (or femto) cells mounted on the plane alleviate this problem, but it costs a bundle.

The reason they get you to turn electronics off at takeoff and landing is crowd control. If they have a bad landing / takeoff they don't want you messing around with your iPod, they want you concentrating on the instructions you're being given.