Originally Posted by
CALFO
So it's not that you can't operate the system, it is that the system is limited in the information it provides? No argument there. The FIFO is completely unacceptable as is the crew meal info.
Some of the other information, such as the aircraft's next leg, are available if you know where to look.
Do you remember when you got your most recent smartphone?
Was there a "user manual"? Probably not. If such a powerful tool and computer you can hold in your hands doesn't need a user manual, then CCS shouldn't need one.
This is a step backwards for UAL pilots. A big one. We had a robust system that would tell us everything. Everything. It was only a 6 on a scale of 1-10 for user interface, but CCS is about a 3 and its really frustrating for us.
Your frame of reference is that this is probably all you have used, but all the LUAL pilots have used both systems and its not because we aren't used to it. We are smart guys. We change airplanes and learn new things.
If you went from your guppy to flying a DC-3 you'd probably wonder where all your technology went.
That's what this system is like for us.