An article on the Bloomberg News Web site on Wednesday noted an airline pilot’s claim that an iPhone could interfere with a plane’s compasses during takeoff and landing.
But the report cited in the article isn’t based on scientific research. It was merely one pilot’s speculation.
The pilot even called it speculation in a report filed in NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System.
In the incident, which took place in May 2011, a pilot said the compass of the regional airliner he was flying went haywire after takeoff, when the plane was at an altitude of around 9,000 feet. The pilot said he suspected “cellphones left on may contribute to the heading problems.” (more…)
An article on the Bloomberg News Web site on Wednesday noted an airline pilot’s claim that an iPhone could interfere with a plane’s compasses during takeoff and landing.
But the report cited in the article isn’t based on scientific research. It was merely one pilot’s speculation.
The pilot even called it speculation in a report filed in NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System.
In the incident, which took place in May 2011, a pilot said the compass of the regional airliner he was flying went haywire after takeoff, when the plane was at an altitude of around 9,000 feet. The pilot said he suspected “cellphones left on may contribute to the heading problems.” (more…)
