Originally Posted by
gettinbumped
SJS Syndrome,
See here's the things you are missing.
I don't care what I'm flying, FUPM.
I don't care what I'm wearing, FUPM.
I don't care what I'm carrying, FUPM.
Don't even THINK about touching my crew meal.
You'd have to be a complete moron to use the iPad for ANYTHING other than work, or to take it ANYWHERE other than on your trips... We know who our management is.
Most of us just really don't care, because it doesn't make any difference. We don't carry bags anymore, so it's not a convenience for us. For those of us that don't have wifi on board (all except a few PS 757's at UAL), there is no information that we can obtain that is new.
Now..... if you put wifi on all the airplanes, and I could actually use the thing to get real time weather, have a moving map taxi diagram, have access the company computer during flight to track my commute home, etc. etc., THEN I'd see it as a real benefit. Right now, it's not any of those things.
See, you were wrong in your post. It's the gold bars that we want. When they start giving THOSE away, we will be happy. Oh, and when we get rid of those career wrecking RJ's. That will make us happy too.
Not sure what the SJS moniker is about, since I fly a small 25 year old turboprop (Brasilia), which is listed next to my profile. I've already done the "SJS" thing, and have a PIC type rating in a j-j-j-jettt! I don't care what I'm flying, as long as I'm getting a paycheck.
Apparently you're confusing the purpose of the iPad and what it will do. It is a tool to replace charts and manuals, and goes a long way towards organizing information in a way that is very intuitive and useful to a pilot. I spent several years flying a plane that was totally paperless, which included the use of iPads. It is a win win situation, and I can see no reason why anybody would complain about it.
As far as the company using it to track you, that is extremely paranoid, but I'm sure you have your reasons. Anyway, the fix is simple... Just shut it down when you're done with your flight.
Not sure why you mentioned "career wrecking RJs", but you're preaching to the choir. Get rid of every damn one of 'em. Regionals should just be flying small turboprops in my opinion... The last thing I plan on doing is spending my career at a regional airline, and it would be nice if the majors became a place to go to again.