Originally Posted by BAVBMW

My Garmin Rino units do fine if they have a window seat/view. The only thing they can't handle is the takeoff roll. Too much change too fast. They'll often lock up and require a restart. One of mine has a barometric altimeter as well, and while I can't remember the pressure, I do remember that it equated to ~10,000 feet elevation.

When I first got them, I found no official statements regarding using them in flight. Now I read that you're not supposed to. And flight attendents seem to read the same. Bummer. All the more so since I find it so hard to believe that any equipment with receive only capabilities (while true that the Rino does have a built in two-way radio, it is able to be shut off independently from other features, in flight, mine always are), especially ones that are receiving the same signals as the plane itself, are likely to cause any sort of problems. If you're worried about tiny amounts of RF energy I'm receiving, maybe you ought to look twice at this big aluminum airplane that's being treated to all sorts of various waves.

MV

Originally Posted by BAVBMW

I'm also not sure how changing weather affects it. That I'd be curious to know.

MV