Originally Posted by
sailingfun
There is a whole bunch of bad info posted here on the Ipads. Here are a the main points.
1. Delta has not ruled out buying Ipads. They are being tested as we speak.
2. There is no issue with other employees since the Ipads would not be for personal use and more then likely locked out from downloading apps ect..
3. The IPad is not certified for use below 10,000 and must be turned off. It can't replace Jepps in the cockpit. It can only replace other company publications most of which are stored on the aircraft such as the MDM.
4. The GPS in the Ipad does not meet any avaition standards and could never be used for Geo referenced positions on plates and charts. A huge negative for the Ipad.
5. Delta is testing several other options more avaition oriented that offer a lot more functionality then the Ipad. The cost however is higher.
6. The test period runs into the summer. No decisions will be made for a few months.
I talked to one of the guys running the EFB program.
The iPad is out because:
RA doesn't like Apple
The iPad has no fileserver and no USB and no Flash
Unfortunately our current "state-of-the-art technology" is being used as the starting point instead of starting fresh.
I'm less worried about not getting the iPad and more worried about
:
"In the
future your training will be on a USB thumb drive"
Seriously, we're gonna change media from a CD to a USB stick?
If I were King, I'd make everything run in a browser, any browser.
Then *any* device that can access the internet would work.
And there really only would be one place that needs updating.
Make the device sync on sign-in and everything is up to date.
Cheers
George
P.S.:iPhone 4 was certified for spaceflight and is being transported to the ISS on the space shuttle...
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