GO 910 and airplanes

[revo1059]

With the movie player available, the idea of using it on an airplane sounds very nice. Is there a way to turn off the GPS receiver while using the system as a player (don't want to make the plane crash......... )

[TonyHoyle]

It's a receiver.. it won't make the plane crash (in fact even a mobile phone - which is a transmitter - is extremely unlikely to affect the systems on an aeroplanes.. it's just a safety rule).

OTOH with the current security rules the chances of you being able to carry it on board are quite low.

[Darren]

It may well be only a receiver but the use of GPS receivers is specifically dissallowed on an ever increasing number of airlines. As its not possible to switch the GPS Receiver off and given the current security situation I'd strongly advise against even trying to take one on-board let alone operate it.
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Darren Griffin

[revo1059]

Taking it onboard wouldn't be a problem IF the receiver can be turned off (then it would be no different than an IPod. You can even use cell phones that can go into airplane mode). Through programming I wonder if this can be achieved (some sort of script or command to deactivate the receiver).

[TonyHoyle]

TBH If you told them you had a modified device they'd probably take it off you and pull it apart.

We live in paranoid times.. don't even risk it.

[revo1059]

IF.......the unit had an airplane mode then it wouldn't be much of a problem (no different than a laptop, they might make me turn it on). Now I'd like to know if this is possible through programming.

[Darren]

[revo1059]

I don't fly internationally (though I'd like to fly BA they are a nice airline). In the US it's not as much of an issue (13 years working for the airlines)

[TonyHoyle]

[LesP2008]

The phone issue on planes is one of passenger comfort. The airlines simply do not want 500 mobiles kicking off on a jumbo jet annoying the hell out of everybody. Imagine the incidents of air rage that would cause.
Then of course there is the issue of the airlines own mobile systems for passenger use at exorbitant prices.

[revo1059]

Phones can give some unusual reading on some of the insturments. Also, one of the concerns was that making a call from 35,000 would really mess up the ground based systems. On the older systems, you could stand at the top of the Sears Tower and through some maintenance modes on the phone you could really paly havoc with the system (because of the much increased range of being up so high). Don't know if that's still the case with GSM these days.

But back to my original question, I really just want to know if through programming, can the GPS receiver be turned off?

[TonyHoyle]

They allow laptops on planes and they all have wifi (and the suits that pay for the business tickets (a) wouldn't know how to switch it off, and (b) would just give their money to another airline if asked to do so).

It's all about money. Joe sixpack on his bargain holiday flight doesn't give enough profit to dictate terms.

As far as switching off the GPS goes.. I don't think you can switch off a passive device like that without ripping it off the circuit board. Not that they could detect it anyway...

OTOH as I said you'd never get it on the plane. It'd be confiscated before you were allowed to board.

[Tumbleweed]

[Skippy]

[revo1059]

I sent an email to Makayama this morning for the suggestion of looking into this and here is the response I received.

Dear Customer,

That feature is already present. In the Options Menu , uncheck 'Pause movie while driving', that will turn the gps off

best regards,



Vincent | Makayama
www.makayama.com

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