Originally Posted by
PilotFrog
I don't know if this has been brought up but has anyone flown with the new ACARS system? It does your out notice on INS movement, not door or light. I was also told by the Capt of the airplane i was JS on that if you are waiting for a gate it puts in an in number when you stop, then resets for the movement to park and then send another in message potentially screwing you out of the wait time for the gate. Not 100% sure on what exact number are going in, but this is worrisome.
The OUT signal is generated when the parking brake is releases for the first time after ALL the doors are closed. It does record the first INS movement, but the OUT time is from the parking brake release.
Also, it records the time between the IN time and when the boarding door is opened. So, you can reset the brake just before the door is opened, but the system will record that.
I like the system because it takes the beacon out of the process, and will return it to it's primary safety function.
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