| Report suggests cell phone, plane interference link and Frontier fined for not posting on-time marks |
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The report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the global industry trade group, surveyed commercial pilots and crewmembers and cited 75 incidents in which the respondents believed PEDs may have created electronic interference that impacted flight systems.Twenty-six incidents affected flight controls, while 17 affected navigation systems and 15 affected communication systems. Thirteen, says ABC, produced “engine indications” and other warnings. According to respondents, activated electronic devices caused GPS and altitude-control readings to read incorrectly and change rapidly.“It could be that you were to the right of the runway when in fact, you were to the left of the runway,” Dave Carson of Boeing told ABC.Although the report doesn’t confirm that the incidents were caused by PEDs, it does note that in several instances, instrument readings returned to normal after crewmembers made passengers turn off their devices. [Read the full article] Scoring a spot in one of Yosemite's $20-a-night campgrounds can be notoriously difficult. The 895 sites available for reservations sell-out quickly for the summer, and scalpers on sites like Craigslist have made a bundle on tourists desperate to stay in the national park's valley without paying a premium for upscale accommodations like the Ahwahnee Hotel and Yosemite Lodge.“The other day we talked to a gentleman who paid $700 for three nights,” said park spokesperson Scott Gediman.“The supply of traditional campsites is nowhere near demand, and scalping has grown exponentially over the past few years,” he said. Reservations are frequently scalped on eBay in addition to Craigslist.That won't be the case any longer if Yosemite’s new reservation system, rolled out June 8, is effective. [Read the full article] SAN FRANCISCO — Bicyclists zoom across the Golden Gate Bridge, wander open walkways on either side and stop for hot coffee at a caf at the base. A bridge officer cruises by on his patrol bike.The security at one of the country's most famous landmarks is pretty relaxed. And so are the tourists."If there was a place terrorists would pick, this would probably be it," admitted 33-year-old Alison Fine of Houston, who snapped photos of her family with the bridge shrouded in fog. "I'm not worried, though."Across the country, tourists go through security scanners and remove belts and shoes before they can get close enough to the Statue of Liberty.Did you know that a faulty oxygen sensor can decrease your mileage by 40 percent? It's easier than you think to avoid these common mishaps " and save money at the pump. [Read the full article] 
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