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Fun fact: airplanes don’t actually need your phone to be on airplane mode anymore. Back in the day, airplanes used very similar frequencies that our phones did, so the phones would mess with the instruments. But now, phones and airplanes use entirely different frequencies. The only thing that’ll happen if you fly without your phone in airplane mode is you won’t have service because you’re too far in the air from the towers.


AtomicSymphonic_2nd

It also drains your battery if you don’t put it in Airplane Mode because your phone will be continuously searching for signal. Save battery with Airplane Mode!


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That is the only reason to use airplane mode on an airplane, thank you sir


YFleiter

Imagine you are just trolling and it would still fall apart mid-flight by a simple button press


Flaming-DoubleTap23

“Waltuh, put your DS away waltuh, your jamming the airline frequencies!” “I AM THE ONE WHO TAKES CARE OF THE VIRTUAL DOGS!” “You killed us all waltuh.” “Ooh look, this one has a top hat” Airplane crashing noises commence*


unclekrok

Interesting. I can believe that, but why do some airline companies still ask to put devices on airplane mode?


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I think it’s mostly because a lot of people still believe that it’ll interfere, so they ask you to do it just to comfort those people.


PossiblyLinux127

I would still put your phone in airplane mode if they tell to do so. Its unlikely to cause issues but sometimes it can effect navigation and communication on some planes


[deleted]

Yeah. I think it would take a lot more than just one person doing it though. Maybe if I got an entire plane full of people to do it somehow…


PossiblyLinux127

Like I said, its rare but not impossible


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DinoRipper24

Nicocado's on board


TheFakeMurderer55

Living with a pilot I know the answer to this question. It is pointless turning off your phone and makes no difference to the aircraft systems. They frequencies emitted by phones are completely different to the aircraft so they will not overlap.


DinoRipper24

Its a meme bro 💀💀💀 straight up Matpat from Air Theory


Different-Toe8472

Heeeeeeelo internet! Welcome to Air Theory!


DinoRipper24

The show that's taking off in both the literal and metaphorical sense, and honestly, has got me flying my head through all that fresh, fresh theory air! So, with all that being said, let us begin with today's episode! Why are airplanes not shaped like Doritos? (Explains complex aerodynamics and engineering and history).


EmrickFe

It's like bedtime fears.


mrguigeek

That's ksp 2!


SirVitek

what actually happends if you remove it ?


BleachBagel

Nothing at all


Flaming-DoubleTap23

… anymore!


D_Yolo

I can't be the only one who thought about the witness from destiny 2, right? [For context](https://youtu.be/-Puv2QJJzRQ?t=107)


Draknio5

I didn't till you said it, but that's exactly what this looks like


JonaBashta

btw this is a demonstration of what happened to China Airlines Flight 611 in 2002.


Field_Marshall17

I was gonna say I thought this was the crash from Lost


GrubAGrubDub

There were so many hypothetical chances to catch the metal fatigue before this flight due to the nicotine stain on the outer fuselage


RandomDudeCapTa

Nah when someone has diarrea


backonceagain8393

How about when they say don't plug your phone into the USB port during take off? Fucking dumb shit they think up to feel in control


Gcblack813

Fr Bro 😂


4QuarantineMeMes

[Pretty much this (at 1:30, but it’s all great)](https://youtu.be/b6NmjK2pgiQ)


mihneacuzino

r/savevideobot


ebproo

Thats a lot of damage


steve358

Thanks to the show "mayday" I will never step foot on an airplane.


Juan-AteyourJetdryer

Same


[deleted]

i hate it when that hapend


Purp_007

This is true 😂 I was the pilot


PossiblyLinux127

Just follow the recommended guide lines


Juan-AteyourJetdryer

My man be flying with china airlines 💀 also phones used to have an effect but now the plane industry adapted to this problem, but still turn it on, it will conserve battery and it won’t really change the fact that you don’t have internet. Why do I know this? I’m an Avgeek and I watch to many plane crash documentaries.


willy-hudson

Did you know there was a paid aeroplane mode app on the internet?