The pilot wants to let you know that failing to activate Airplane Mode will not cause the plane to “fall out of the sky” or “mess with the systems on board.” But he did say that if too many passengers on the plane fail to turn on airplane mode on their phones, it could cause problems when pilots and the control tower need to communicate. According to the pilot, this can happen in flight when at least three or four phones are trying to make a connection to the radio tower to receive an incoming phone call.
“If you have a plane with 70, 80, 150 people, and even three or four people on their phones start trying to make a connection to the radio tower for incoming phone calls, It sends out radio waves. There is a possibility that those radio waves may interfere with the radio waves of the headset being used by the pilot.”-@Parchpoint
As an example, the pilot recalled a recent flight from San Francisco. The engines had started and the aircraft was heading towards the taxiway when he contacted ground control to find out which way to go. While using his headset he experienced interference that left him feeling as if he had a mosquito in his ear. The pilot acknowledges that it’s not the end of the world, but notes how annoying it is to copy instructions from the tower while feeling like “there’s a wasp or something flying around.” He ended the video by saying, “So if you’re ever curious why you have to put on airplane mode, this is why.”
@perchpoint
The more you know, yanno? #fyp#aviation♬ Original Sound – Perchpoint
Others said that the real reason pilots ask passengers to turn on airplane mode is to prevent some passengers from being on their phones during flight, which would disturb the majority of people on board who want to relax and sleep on the plane. Wish to. Regardless of the actual reason why airlines ask passengers to enable airplane mode on their phones, the best comment was from a passenger who notes the pilot’s request while flying and suggests it when they board the plane. If so, everyone should respect the person in charge of their life. plane.
