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From: tad@ssc.UUCP (Tad Cook)
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Subject: Re: Cellular Phone Use on Airport Runway
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In article <12619@accuvax.nwu.edu>, olsen@xn.ll.mit.edu writes:

> Suppose someone is flying high over Los Angeles, in circumstances
> where FAR 91.21 does not apply.  If he uses his cellular phone, it
> might activate hundreds of cells and confuse the network.  It would be
> impolite for him to make a cellular call from there, but would it be
> illegal?  If so, how?

Ted Potter, flying traffic reporter on KOMO in Seattle was using his
cellular phone from his traffic spotting plane a few years ago.  The
FCC called him and told him to STOP.  I don't know what regulation
they cited.


Tad Cook  Seattle, WA   Packet: KT7H @ N7HFZ.WA.USA.NA  Phone: 206/527-4089 
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[Moderator's Note: Well, what is it the traffic reporters use now? I
think the guy for WMAQ News Radio 67 here uses a cellular phone to
report to the news desk. If not, what is he using?   PAT