A380 Travel Tips

[baloo]

When on an A380, or any plane fitted with a USB port, bring a USB cable on board and keep your SmartPhone charged for the entire flight.

[Spike]

So are you one of those annoying people who refuses to switch off their phone no matter how many times the crew tells you to?

[baloo]

er, no.

[slinky]

You can put the phone in 'airplane mode' and still use the other functions on the phone

Edit: which means it doesn't receive or transmit calls or sms

[Spike]

You can put the phone in 'airplane mode' and still use the other functions on the phone

Edit: which means it doesn't receive or transmit calls or sms

Which means I shouldn't have head butted that German student last night when he kept fiddling with his phone after take-off.

[baloo]

He was German, no excuse needed.

[Spike]

A good point, well made.

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0715 Sanur Beach Hotel last week. The German residents, according to ancient custom, had already been out on a sun lounger denial mission.

[Burbage]

Once with my old PalmPilot. It didn't have any transmitter receiver functions I was just reading a book. The air hostess came to me and said no electronic devices. I said it's just a book, it doesn't receive transmit anything. The hostess said, "no electronic devices". I said okay. Can you lend me a screwdriver. She said why. I said well I need to take the battery out of my watch, it's the only way to switch off. She said why do you want to take the battery out of your watch? I said it's an electronic device and taking the battery out is the only way to switch off, and by the way, my pacemaker doesn't have an off button either.

She wandered off.

[Fresh Mint]

When on an A380, or any plane fitted with a USB port, bring a USB cable on board and keep your SmartPhone charged for the entire flight.

Er, why?

[chocolate]

When on an A380, or any plane fitted with a USB port, bring a USB cable on board and keep your SmartPhone charged for the entire flight.

Er, why?

So you can play Bejewelled for 16 hours

[azzam]

Do aeroplanes have a phone mode?

[BoD]

One where the turn off all the navigation equipment on the plane so that passengers can use their phones?

[Snaffled]

My advice on the A380 is to watch crappy movies and drink as much wine as you can, but hey, whatever works for you.

[BoD]

How would that differ from your 747 advice?

[Spike]

The thing I find really stunning is that some people, despite repeated warnings, would rather risk death by interfering with the plane's electronics than switch off their precious mobile phone. F*^@wits.

[Lichtgestalt]

The thing I find really stunning is that some people, despite repeated warnings, would rather risk death by interfering with the plane's electronics than switch off their precious mobile phone. F*^@wits.

I think it's annoying as hell too but has it actually been proven that a phone would disturb the electronics of a plane? A case for the Mythbusters?

[Lichtgestalt]

A good point, well made.

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0715 Sanur Beach Hotel last week. The German residents, according to ancient custom, had already been out on a sun lounger denial mission.

That's just our way of pre-booking the sun loungers....

[baloo]

I must say, if they ban water bottles for fear that someone may attempt to drown the crew with a 750ml bottle of water, if mobile phones really could disrupt a plane, they would make you check them in.

[Morrolan]

I must say, if they ban water bottles for fear that someone may attempt to drown the crew with a 750ml bottle of water, if mobile phones really could disrupt a plane, they would make you check them in.

[expat yorkshire]

Once with my old PalmPilot. It didn't have any transmitter receiver functions I was just reading a book. The air hostess came to me and said no electronic devices. I said it's just a book, it doesn't receive transmit anything. The hostess said, "no electronic devices". I said okay. Can you lend me a screwdriver. She said why. I said well I need to take the battery out of my watch, it's the only way to switch off. She said why do you want to take the battery out of your watch? I said it's an electronic device and taking the battery out is the only way to switch off, and by the way, my pacemaker doesn't have an off button either.

She wandered off.

of course she wandered off otherwise she wouldn't have had time to spit in your food

[Burbage]

Once with my old PalmPilot. It didn't have any transmitter receiver functions I was just reading a book. The air hostess came to me and said no electronic devices. I said it's just a book, it doesn't receive transmit anything. The hostess said, "no electronic devices". I said okay. Can you lend me a screwdriver. She said why. I said well I need to take the battery out of my watch, it's the only way to switch off. She said why do you want to take the battery out of your watch? I said it's an electronic device and taking the battery out is the only way to switch off, and by the way, my pacemaker doesn't have an off button either.

She wandered off.

of course she wandered off otherwise she wouldn't have had time to spit in your food

Lucky I was flying EasyJet then.

[Mr Oz]

I think it's annoying as hell too but has it actually been proven that a phone would disturb the electronics of a plane? A case for the Mythbusters?

Episode 49. Mythbusted.
http://kwc.org/mythbusters/2006/04/epis ... plane.html

[Fat Bob]

But but but....I don't want it busted. I don't want someone sitting next to me saying "love, I'm on the plane....I'M ON THE PLANE" whilst I'm trying to sleep, watch a movie or eat my food. It's horrible enough as it is with the number of people on board, with 30% of them on the phone I'd go nuts!

[slinky]

But but but....I don't want it busted. I don't want someone sitting next to me saying "love, I'm on the plane....I'M ON THE PLANE" whilst I'm trying to sleep, watch a movie or eat my food. It's horrible enough as it is with the number of people on board, with 30% of them on the phone I'd go nuts!

Good point, FB. Can you imagine the number of 'air rage' incidents that would likely occur if they gave the green light to chat away on cell phones in flight It's bad enough having to listen to them while the people are boarding and then again at the gate.

[Morrolan]

But but but....I don't want it busted. I don't want someone sitting next to me saying "love, I'm on the plane....I'M ON THE PLANE" whilst I'm trying to sleep, watch a movie or eat my food. It's horrible enough as it is with the number of people on board, with 30% of them on the phone I'd go nuts!

Good point, FB. Can you imagine the number of 'air rage' incidents that would likely occur if they gave the green light to chat away on cell phones in flight It's bad enough having to listen to them while the people are boarding and then again at the gate.

there'd be tears, i swear...