My understanding is if you set Airplane mode 1 time the Nook programming does not have the ability to unset Airplane mode, the scripting will prevent that from happening while you are on that particular build, it is a flaw, that has been around since the beginning, if you run the DB commands it will fix your problem.
You may do as you choose, this is a proven method to resolve your issue.
I'm sorry, I have to disagree. This is a proven method to work-around a bug until the next time a build (nightly?) is flashed, and is by no means an excuse to leave a bug in the source. Not pointing my finger at you, certainly. I appreciate your excellent and clear instructions.
My question, which still stands, is: Is someone going to fix this? It certainly won't be me, I'm not a programmer, and it would be unwise to have me mucking around with code
This problem only exists, AFAIK, on the Nook Color. It doesn't happen on my glacier, it doesn't happen on my wife's shadow.
To answer ianPhillips1's suggestion to put an airplane toggle widget on the desktop, I'll try it, but I note that in the Preferences it showed airplane mode as unchecked, which is why the Android Assistant was recommended (elsewhere).
Because the problem persisted through updates, I wonder if maybe the scripting might work for me until I (personally) erase entirely. Still, it doesn't help all the other folks with this problem.