[OSM-talk] GPS gadgets can get you jailed and fined

[Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)]

I've left my HCX on in flights more than once. I get a very nice trace if
it's facing up and sitting in my hand luggage in the overhead locker. I
really must remember to turn the darn thing off when boarding a flight as I
really don't like the idea of taking it out and doing so during the flight
;-)

Andy 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-
>bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Donald Allwright
>Sent: 31 August 2009 9:54 PM
>To: Arlindo Pereira; talk at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] GPS gadgets can get you jailed and fined
>
>>
>
>>Wow, such a crazyness...
>>
>>I tried to log a flight with my GPS-enabled cellphone (a Nokia N95), but
>it didn't worked after a minute.
>>
>>http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=569496
><http://sportstracker.nokia.com/nts/workoutdetail/index.do?id=569496>
>(forgive the google maps background, as this GPX is useless for mapping I
>>didn't uploaded it to OSM)
>>
>>But sometimes I run into some problems using my smartphone on a plane. It
>happened - twice - that the cabin crew didn't allowed me to use the >phone,
>even after explaining it was on the airplane (offline) mode.
>
>I managed to log a flight from France back to England, using a Garmin
>Legend HCX, purely out of interest. Even though it isn't a phone, doesn't
>look like a phone and is not capable of transmitting anything, I was
>careful to be discreet for the whole flight. Even if it didn't contravene
>any 'rules'* I was aware that other people can often draw very strange
>conclusions if you're doing something that they don't consider normal.
>
>*I think they usually say something about not using electronic devices
>during take off and landing, but aren't specific about what. However I've
>never seen anyone remove the battery from their digital watch, so I guess
>this is something that is enforced, at most, inconsistently.
>
>Donald
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