When traveling by air, it's normal that the flight crew asks everyone to turn off their wireless devices during takeoffs and landings. Why? The thinking is wireless radio signals could somehow interfere with an aircraft's own radio antennas. Although Wi-Fi and cell phone transmitters are designed to be safe, it's difficult for scientists to precisely model the effects of radio interference, and the airlines don't want to take any chances. CBS News recently asked a few knowledgeable folks about the dangers, and they seemed to agree the in-flight precautions are warranted. What do you think?
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→ More - Is Using Devices On Planes Really Dangerous? (cbsnews.com)
→ See also - Introduction to Wi-Fi Wireless Antennas
It is not the radios in the aircraft that could have the possible issue , but the older style instrument landing and guidence sytems that use the same band of frequencies as the cell phone and wireless objects