Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Stable is unlikely since the digital signal is not stable at all. My observations were always rapid, inconsistent fluctuations.
But interference can occur not just at the resonant freq at the antenna, but anywhere in the system in any module which has circuits, electronic components, or even metal parts which happen to be sized right, even wires... lots of chips, wires and components in those systems, you only have to hit one of them to goon it all up.
This isn’t directed at Rick.
So ones right to “meh freedom” trumps safety. Turn off your phone. Don’t flaunt the rules. Again for the dense - I have issues with habitual rule breakers who think they know more than the rulemakers. Even if you do, you should keep the rules. It’s the culture of rule breaking that HAS contributed to accidents. There’s even a term for it. Normalization of deviance. Culture matters.
This is illuminating:
https://youtu.be/y3p-hGR3ZyY
as is this:
https://youtu.be/xtcsVZcuVqI
Now I don’t know if a cell phone interfered with the localizer on this 145 crash but it’s certainly possible. When you get low they start working.
The cell phone is just one example. We get guys in the cockpit on their phones all the time. There is a direct 121 reg that says you won’t do it and that I as captain won’t allow you to do it.
Culture matters. That’s all I’m saying. I’m not saying I’m better than anyone or that I’m some perfect person because I am not. But I wear my mask. I turn off my phone. I set an example of eye contact with the flight attendants showing I pay attention to the safety briefing when I’m sitting in the back. I try my best to follow the rules because it’s the right thing to do.