New Kind of Air Traffic Control.

• Author: Baker, A. Duffy
• Position: Brief Article

Almost everyone has had near-death run-in with someone driving while chatting on the cell phone. Imagine if airline pilots/ did the same thing.

Elite Solutions Inc. (ESI), located in Scottsdale, Ariz., has invented the SafetyCell. The device allows pilots to connect any cell phone to any standard airCraft headset. Phone conversations and radio transmissions can take place at the same time. The communications take place through the headset's speakers and microphone. A call can be placed by simply dialing. The ringing of an incoming call is heard through the headset. The unit weighs less than 8 ounces, has inputs for the pilot's headset and two cables that plug into...