and planes are getting increasingly better at not being interfered with…

They're laying off the daiquiris, and learning to say no…

I thought it interferred with taking off and landing heights?

If it was that serious they would not allow phones to taken with you.

(Still turn mine off)

iPhone battery wil be dead shortly after take off
anyway, so no worries!

That's what spare batteries are for. I can get three feature length movies out of mine.

Mind you, the last long haul I took (Air Canada) they had USB ports at every seat so battery charge wasn't an issue.

As for weird headphone sockets: when was this? They used to do that back in the old days when everyone had to squint to watch the same movie on a tiny telly at the front of the plane, but every plane I've been on in at least the past 5 or so years has had normal headphone sockets.

it will kill the plane! dont do it

So, I'm still alive. 🙂

Virgin, FYI, actually allow phones to be used in aeroplane mode, as long as you acivate it before take off, and turn it off for takeoff and landing.

Also, whilst away, I had data roaming turned off, and my iPhone battery was lasting 5-6+ days on a charge, rather than the 1-2 it usually does….. 🙂

The Iphone is similar, if not identical to the Ipod Touch and you could easily lie to them and say its the Touch if they ever pulled you up on it!