We’ve all surely mocked an in-flight call to close off all portable electronic devices one day — heck, we’ve all probably had a saucy flight attendant who’s done the mocking for us. In the end, the concept that our plane might plummet 30,000 feet because we’re twiddling with our iPhone seems slightly silly, given all we all know about portable electronics. A newly discovered study conducted by the International Air Transport Association, however, calls into question the flippant nature with which most folks dismiss those warnings. Between 2003 and 2009, the study found 75 incidents wherein electronic interference can have affected flight controls, navigation systems, or trigger engine indications. It is from definitive proof — it’s more along the lines of anecdotal evidence from crew members, but hey, anything we are able to do help our plane keep flying is perhaps an excellent thing, right?
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