Aircraft Safety: Turning off your electronic gadgets while in flight may be a good idea - by Adam Christy and Kelly Gross

A new investigation by USA today says that turning off your electronic gadgets while in flight, may not be necessary anymore.

Ernesto Martinez has been a pilot for 7 years, and he says no tool has made flying easier than his iPad. With maps, airplane and airport information, approach planes, and sectionals, Ernesto's iPad has everything he needs.

"If you have a large aircraft and there are many people on their phones, it can get into the cockpit,” said Martinez. The study looks at hundreds of documents that found electronic devices give of electromagnetic interference, but that the amount is small.


“Just turn it off, because you are really putting your life at risk,” says Martinez.


For more: A new investigation by USA today says that turning off your electronic gadgets while in flight, may not be necessary anymore. - KTXL