Smart Playlists/Airplane Mode

Airplane mode is causing some trouble for me...while it makes it possible to listen to music while on a plane, it's also interfering with my smart playlists. I have a playlist set up so that once a song/album is played it will be removed when synced, making room for more music to be added. When I put the iphone in airplane mode while on vacation and listen to music, the next time I sync the iphone doesn't record the music I listened to. I've also noticed that the music listened to in between toggling airplane mode on/off isn't synced either. And since I'm a last.fm user, since the music isn't synced that means it isn't scrobbled either.
Anyone out there have any advice on this issue or can it be added to a list of bug to be fixed at a later date? Thanks in advance.

Good question. I'd say that the iphone marks 90% of the music I play when Airplane Mode is off. After syncing I often find that there are a few songs or entire albums I have listened to all the way through but have not been marked as such. Because of the way I have my smart playlist set up, it's a bother but in the greater scheme of things it's a nuisance I'd have thought would be pretty easy to sort out.
Any other thoughts out there? Is this problem showing up for anyone else?

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