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					|  Post subject: Re: Cirrus marketing and innovation is second to none  Posted:  12 Jan 2012, 21:50  |  |  
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					| It's a simple stupid thing but I really like the idea of being able to text from the air. 
 If it delivers what's advertised I'm going to really have to think about a Vision.
 
 
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					|  Post subject: Re: Cirrus marketing and innovation is second to none  Posted:  12 Jan 2012, 21:55  |  |  
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					| Username Protected wrote: I find that here in Florida, texting from the iPhone is pretty reliable at or below 6,000. 
 How about other areas?
 I pick it up at 13k over Augusta.
 
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					|  Post subject: Re: Cirrus marketing and innovation is second to none  Posted:  12 Jan 2012, 23:10  |  |  
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					| They have the texting feature and the fine print that reads...
 Cirrus Aircraft does not recommend the use of text messaging while piloting an aircraft.
 
 
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					|  Post subject: Re: Cirrus marketing and innovation is second to none  Posted:  12 Jan 2012, 23:12  |  |  
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					| Username Protected wrote: They have the texting feature and the fine print that reads...
 Cirrus Aircraft does not recommend the use of text messaging while piloting an aircraft.
 Lawyerspeak
 
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					| Username Protected wrote: They have the texting feature and the fine print that reads...
 Cirrus Aircraft does not recommend the use of text messaging while piloting an aircraft.
 Lawyerspeak
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					|  Post subject: Re: Cirrus marketing and innovation is second to none  Posted:  13 Jan 2012, 00:04  |  |  
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					| Username Protected wrote: Hands free over CA, right? It's the law!    A/P on - make the time go by quicker._________________
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					|  Post subject: Re: Cirrus marketing and innovation is second to none  Posted:  13 Jan 2012, 00:52  |  |  
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					| Username Protected wrote: I thought the FCC rules required turning off cell phones while flying.  How does one "legally" text if that is the case? This is what I can piece together: The FCC restriction only applies to 800mHz analog AMPS 'cellular' phones. There is no such restriction in the licensing for the 1900mHz 'PCS' systems. The restriction on using all cellphones came from the airlines who wanted to sell the GTE 'airphone' service (which used cell technology with a set of antennas tilted upwards). That said, my GSM cell can create quite some interference in all kinds of electronic stuff, The Cirrus product is a globalstar sat-phone and as you are the 'operator' of the aircraft you can come up with any usage policy you want.
 
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					|  Post subject: Re: Cirrus marketing and innovation is second to none  Posted:  13 Jan 2012, 00:54  |  |  
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					| Username Protected wrote: Is texting done over a voice plan or a data plan?
 Texting is over the voice plan, but iMessage is over the data plan.
 
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