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I don't know anything about this, but it could be that the risk was higher the more devices where on.



Yep, if you read the FAA position, that's the idea. The risk wasn't seen as huge, but since there was a possibility of interference the trade-off seemed reasonable. Just one of the many small things done to improve safety.




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