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pfisher wrote: » I wonder how many iPads they have for testing. ALSO, can an install of one app affect another? Are these iPads unlocked? Is there any kind of control over the iPads so that they are used solely for flight information only? What…
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I don't think it's the iOS that's crashing but the Jeppesen Mobile TC app. That app is kind of important to a flight.
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Now that was a well written and accurate article.
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k2kw wrote: » I guess Delta with their Surface Pros are pretty happy now. Their pilot's fought the move. The move to a Microsoft product was a political one. Delta is making a push into Seatlle and this was one way the "grease" that push int…
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jpellino wrote: » They likely mean right seat, so co-pilot as 737s don't carry a flight engineer. Yes, I know. They're called First Officers, not mates. Mates are on boats.
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tenly wrote: » This is one of the most ridiculous comments I've ever seen. It's not an all or nothing world. "The whole reason for EFB's is to get rid of paper - COMPLETELY". LOL!!! So - if even one page of paper remains, the project is a fail…
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spacekid wrote: » Does AA have automatic updates turned on? Seems this would be something that the airline checks out before letting the fleet update their devices. No. Each pilot pulls their updates when they check in for a flight.
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cnocbui wrote: » And because paper is gone, the planes were still there. Yep. It doesn't happen often. In fact, this is the first time. Very rare occurrence.
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kkerst wrote: » Kill all apps, reboot, restart app. Problem solved for the time being. I wonder how these iPads are "used" in between flights. Just sayin' It was a corrupted data file that a required app we need would crash on. The updates are …
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mobius wrote: » As Photodenk says, they should have had backup hard copy flight documents at the airport. Seems like an obvious oversight. The whole reason for EFBs is to get rid of paper - completely. To carry charts or maintain a subscription…
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photodenk wrote: » Agreed -- Sounds like American made a statement wrongfully making it sound like it was a device issue also. I thought there was a certain amount of backup manuals the pilots had to carry anyway. They at least should have paperwo…
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What's a "first mate"?
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[quote] anantksundaram 2012/09/24 10:23am Who's Motorola? [/quote] Exactly.
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleZilla Funny how Anobit's home page says 'making flash better.' Whereas Apple is all about 'killing Flash faster,' I hope you meant to put a smile face at the end of that.
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Quote: Originally Posted by KingOfSomewhereHot see... that's contrary to what we're being told by management ... but then, it certainly wouldn't be the first time management lied to me. And the FAA grants waivers all the time for us to do stuff …
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Quote: Originally Posted by KingOfSomewhereHot Either way... we are still allowed to use it for approach plates... I really don't care if they want to keep a bag of backup paper charts behind my seat for all eternity... as long as I don't have to…
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Quote: Originally Posted by KingOfSomewhereHot We will... we'll just have to have a paper copy available to us as well... once they get class II approval, we'll supposedly be able to ditch the last set of paper charts in the cockpit as well. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by KingOfSomewhereHot Actually, we CAN use the iPad for our reference device... we just have to have paper charts available in the cockpit as well (for the time being.)... Once the iPad gets some real-life use under it's …
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I don't think this story is quite accurate. There is no airline approved to use the iPad for approach plates. It has to be a ClassIII EFB to be used anytime the aircraft is moving. Alaska is using is for its company manuals. So the paper in …
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Another iPhone/iPad "killer" bites the dust.