All along, we all have a question: since the plane is not allowed to use the flight mode, then why is it called the flight mode? Like pearls in pearl milk tea, his wife had no wife cake, the flight mode has been "unworthy of the name."
However, on January 15, 2018, CAAC released Guidelines for the Evaluation of the Use of Portable Electronic Equipment (PEDs) on Boards, believing that the conditions for using PEDs in open machines have basically become mature. In other words, The phone can be used soon!
Excitement? There are still more than you excited, China Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines has announced the official opening of the PED from 18 on the use of which Eastern Airlines said since January 18 zero, passengers in the actual carrier flights can be used throughout the Flight mode.Huai said PED open first flight HU7781 Haikou to Beijing will be at 17:10 on the evening of 17 smooth takeoff, and personally by the president of Hainan Airlines fly, the two in order to fight the first fight The president personally opened the plane.
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▍ Why banned the use of mobile phones on the plane? Why suddenly lifted it?
Then the question came, why can not we boot before? Why suddenly lifted it?
The issue has to start with the long history of the aircraft. As we all know, aircraft flying in the sky need to stay in touch with the ground, especially when taking off and landing. The medium used to keep in touch is the radio. Radio is divided into a variety of different frequencies, different uses of equipment will use different frequency bands, if two different uses of the equipment are using the same frequency band, it will inevitably produce radio interference.
Cell phone use of the various bands
It's like when we're driving on the highway, it's also divided into fast lanes, slow lanes, and emergency lanes. If the cars stay in their lane at their own pace, the road will be unobstructed, Road, it is bound to cause congestion.
As early as 1919, with the end of World War I, many countries converted military aircraft into civilian aircraft. Since then, aircraft have been using radios much earlier than the birth of mobile phones. Until the nineties of last century, mobile phones began to gradually come into our lives, appeared in the aircraft more and more times, which can not help but let many people worry, Will the frequency bands used by mobile phones affect the safety of the aircraft?
Indeed, up till now, there will be similar news that passengers are calling in the cabin and the aircraft signals are disturbed. However, after these experiments, It can not be precisely proved that the signal interference from the aircraft is caused by the mobile phone because the radio-capable equipment is too much and the reasons for the interference are very complicated. The aircraft is of no small importance. Although the aircraft may use the standby frequency band when disturbed, , But for flight safety, are banned.
The phone does not interfere with the safe operation of the aircraft
With the passage of time, but also with the use of radio equipment more standardized, we gradually found, The phone does not affect the flight safety of the plane , So FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) a few years ago a large number of lifting the ban on the use of mobile phones.
Civil aviation agencies in our country have always adopted the most stringent standards for safety. In September 2017, the Civil Aviation Authority relaxed its regulations on in-flight portable electronic devices and allowed airlines to assess the impact of portable electronic devices. And to develop the corresponding management and use policy.And until January 15, 2018, CAAC issued the "Guide", the airlines began to follow up this guide.
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