[amsat-bb] Re: In-flight iPhone snaps Space Shuttle launch

2011-05-20 Thread George Henry
And what was her iPhone doing turned on during approach?  Still a no-no on all commercial carriers, AFAIK... George, KA3HSW - Original Message > From: Clint Bradford > To: AMSAT BB > Sent: Fri, May 20, 2011 2:20:44 PM > Subject: [amsat-bb] In-flight iPhone snaps Space Shuttle launc

[amsat-bb] Re: In-flight iPhone snaps Space Shuttle launch

2011-05-20 Thread Rick Tejera
Airplane mode? Sent from my iPod Rick Tejera Editor, SACnews Saguaro Astronomy Club www.saguaroastro.org K7TEJ On May 20, 2011, at 14:34, George Henry wrote: > And what was her iPhone doing turned on during approach? Still a no-no on > all > commercial carriers, AFAIK... > > > George, KA3H

[amsat-bb] Re: In-flight iPhone snaps Space Shuttle launch

2011-05-20 Thread Brandon Rasmussen
Very neat photo. From the looks of the photograph, the plane's altitude looks to be in the upper 2's or lower 3's at least. (The cloud deck on launch day was about 5000' with tops at 5500'.) Most carriers require PED's to be turned off while descending through 1'. So this passenge

[amsat-bb] Re: In-flight iPhone snaps Space Shuttle launch

2011-05-20 Thread Roger Kolakowski
Good Girls Go to Heaven, Bad Girls Go Everywhere Roger WA1KAT On 5/20/2011 5:34 PM, George Henry wrote: > And what was her iPhone doing turned on during approach? Still a no-no on all > commercial carriers, AFAIK... > > > George, KA3HSW > > > > - Original Message >> From: Clint Bradford

[amsat-bb] Re: In-flight iPhone snaps Space Shuttle launch

2011-05-20 Thread Mike Blazek
Hi, George: The iPhone 4 (and maybe the earlier models) have an 'airplane mode' that disables all wireless functions. The camera still works. Mike, N5UKZ On 5/20/2011 4:34 PM, George Henry wrote: > And what was her iPhone doing turned on during approach? Still a no-no on all > commercial carri

[amsat-bb] Re: In-flight iPhone snaps Space Shuttle launch

2011-05-21 Thread Art McBride
: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of George Henry Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 2:35 PM To: AMSAT Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: In-flight iPhone snaps Space Shuttle launch And what was her iPhone doing turned on during approach?  Still a no-no on all commercial carri

[amsat-bb] Re: In-flight iPhone snaps Space Shuttle launch

2011-05-21 Thread Glenn Little WB4UIV
;From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On >Behalf Of George Henry >Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 2:35 PM >To: AMSAT >Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: In-flight iPhone snaps Space Shuttle launch > >And what was her iPhone doing turned on during approach?

[amsat-bb] Re: In-flight iPhone snaps Space Shuttle launch

2011-05-21 Thread Brandon Rasmussen
Thanks Glenn. I'll add my 2 cents from my perspective as an airline pilot. It gets annoying when people turn on or leave on all their devices. The first clue is the buzzing in my headset from the interference with the cellular networks. (Edge networks are the most annoying.) Then the localizer n

[amsat-bb] Re: In-flight iPhone snaps Space Shuttle launch

2011-05-21 Thread George Henry
uot; To: Sent: Friday, May 20, 2011 4:54 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: In-flight iPhone snaps Space Shuttle launch > Hi, George: > > The iPhone 4 (and maybe the earlier models) have an 'airplane mode' that > disables all wireless functions. Th