GM1 SAO.GEN.145 Portable electronic devices

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

CATEGORIES OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Portable electronic devices (PEDs) are any kind of electronic device, typically but not limited to consumer electronics, brought on board the sailplane by any person and that are not included in the approved sailplane configuration. All equipment that is able to consume electrical energy falls under this definition. The electrical energy can be provided from internal sources such as batteries (rechargeable or non-rechargeable) or the devices may also be connected to specific sailplane power    sources.

PEDs include the following two categories:

(a) Non-intentional transmitters can non-intentionally radiate radio frequency (RF) transmissions, sometimes referred to as spurious emissions. This category includes but is not limited to calculators, cameras, radio receivers, audio and video players, electronic games and toys, when these devices are not equipped with a transmitting function.

(b) Intentional transmitters (T-PEDs) radiate RF transmissions on specific frequencies as part of their intended function. In addition, they may radiate non-intentional transmissions like any PED. T-PEDs are transmitting devices such as RF-based remote control equipment, which may include some toys, two-way radios (sometimes referred to as ‘private mobile radios’), mobile phones of any type, satellite phones, computers with mobile phone data connection, wireless local area network (WLAN) or Bluetooth capability. After deactivation of the transmitting capability, e.g. by activating the so-called ‘flight mode’ or ‘flight safety mode’, the T-PED remains a PED having non-intentional emissions.