ll travelers know the drill once they sit in their seat - first fasten your seatbelt and then put smartphones on Airplane Mode.
But they may not know the real reason for going off the grid is for a very simple reason.
A pilot, who goes by @perchpoint, revealed that smartphones interfere with their headsets when they aren't placed on Airplane Mode and can pose a distraction when they're trying to communicate with ground control.
In a video posted on TikTok, he explained that the Airplane Mode feature 'is not a conspiracy' and there is a good reason why you're asked to switch off before the plane takes off.
'It's not the end of the world. The plane will not fall out of the sky. And it won't even mess with the systems on board,' he said.
'However, it does have the potential to mess with the headsets,' telling viewers that it creates a disturbance in their communication systems that sounds like buzzing.
This can be distracting while pilots are trying to take down coordinates and receive directions from crew in satellite towers.
Commenters questioned the validity of how serious the issue was, with one person responding: 'If it truly presented any risk to the flight airlines would be collecting phones from passengers.'
PerchPoint did note that the plane wouldn't experience severe repercussions for not turning on Airplane Mode and hasn't been linked to any crashes.
The pilot was in the US Army and has been a professional flyer since 2019 before advancing to a pilot two years ago.
Despite the lack of major issues of keeping your smartphone on during your flight, he Federal Communications Commission and Federal Aviation Administration still ban cell phones for airborne use.
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