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• Quote: Originally Posted by Steven N. I don't think you really understand the design that goes into flight level software and electronics. You may be a pilot but you are not an engineer working on and designing these systems day in and day out. …

  in American Airlines to save $1.2 million shifting paper flight charts to iPad Comment by john_burdick June 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by KingOfSomewhereHot You really don't seem to understand exactly what these are going to be used for. I need to be able to take it with me at the end of the day. It can't be bolted to the airplane. It's NOT a naviga…

  in American Airlines to save $1.2 million shifting paper flight charts to iPad Comment by john_burdick June 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by tjwal I have both a kindle and an ipad. I'm not a pilot so I don't know how much info needs to be included on your "approach plate". A kindle sized device may be fine if your maps are pocket book sized but as a repl…

  in American Airlines to save $1.2 million shifting paper flight charts to iPad Comment by john_burdick June 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by Jetz Thanks. Finally somebody who gets my concerns. So what's the savings here then if they are keeping the docs onboard? Is this basically a cheaper alternative to an EFB? I guess it's certified Class 1, so it…

  in American Airlines to save $1.2 million shifting paper flight charts to iPad Comment by john_burdick June 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by Jetz Military. Flew trainers. I'm a maintainer now. I get all that. I just wonder about trading all the binders in for 1-2 iPads. Imagine certain situations(like smoke in the cockpit). Has the iPad been te…

  in American Airlines to save $1.2 million shifting paper flight charts to iPad Comment by john_burdick June 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by Jetz My apologies. Your comments made you sound like a passenger, not a front-ender. I didn't suggest that it's being used as a moving map display. What I was suggesting is that this is a rather cheap replacement, …

  in American Airlines to save $1.2 million shifting paper flight charts to iPad Comment by john_burdick June 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by Jetz His anti-Apple comments aside, you have no idea what goes on in the cockpit either. And there is a huge difference between an iPad and an Electronic Flight Bag certified for the deck. I, sincerely hope this i…

  in American Airlines to save $1.2 million shifting paper flight charts to iPad Comment by john_burdick June 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by Xanthia01 It's a big worry. Consumer rubbish has no place in the cockpit. I'm a pilot - the cockpit is a place where everything is perfectly designed, perfectly reliable and responds immediately to commands, exactl…

  in American Airlines to save $1.2 million shifting paper flight charts to iPad Comment by john_burdick June 2011
• I had a great experience at a store in the Chicago suburbs. I arrived about 45 minutes before opening. The employees at the store went down the line and handed out "vouchers" for the different models available. They only had enough vouchers for t…

  in Impressive lines suggest first day iPad 2 sales could hit 500k, analyst says Comment by john_burdick March 2011
• I just bought a new Mag Safe adaptor for my older MacBook Pro. I thought it was defective when I noticed that it wouldn't charge without my taking the battery out briefly in order to force the charger to start charging. I'm glad they came out with t…

  in Apple firmware update fixes MacBook charging issue Comment by john_burdick October 2010