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 John Wright wrote in article <5u3kji$16c2@newton.cc.rl.ac.uk>...

>On Thu, 28 Aug 1997 08:29:51 GMT, in <340a369c.1768073@news.sv.net.au>,
>Matthew McDonald wrote:
>>pteknik@djd.ftech.co.uk (Pyro Teknik) wrote:
>
>>>On flights you're told not to use mobile phones, and even at the airport
>>>terminal your not *supposed* to use your phone. Depending on the air
>>>company, you can't use CD Players, tape players, Laptops, Psions, and
scanners.
>
>>It's to stop interference with sensitive navigation equipment AND to make
>>people use the Airlines AirPhone at $$$$$ a minute.
>>
>>Another reason is to stop you annoying other people on the plane.
>>
>>It IS NOT related to the base stations on the ground getting confused.
>
>Then why is the use of mobile phones banned in light aircraft and
>gliders, which may not have any radio at all, and no one else to
>annoy...

For a start a mobile phone is a land mobile device and is only licenced for
use as such. It is not a land-air, air-air or air-land device and your class
licence doesn not cover use in the air, even in hot air balloons, gliders
and light aircraft.

Mark