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BTW, the "13 pages of known issues" reads like this:
Page 1 Table of Contents
Page 2 Table of Contents
Page 3 Jeppesen created FlightDeck Pro and it's their product. This just detailed how to do holding patterns, Jepp missing info (which they managed to do with paper plates too)
Page 4 Jepp product issue but you can't save multiple routes, you can't highlight right now, occasional alphabet indexing issue, how to enter lat/long
Page 5 Jeppesen product issue on some charts outside of the U.S., SID/STAR requires the entire transition, Jepp issue with CPDLC.
Page 6 Secure Content Locker opening one document multiple times and NATS copy and paste function from icrew.
Page 7 Hot Tablet
Page 8 Screen brightness. Password entry timeout. Keyboard not recognized (solution, unattach and reattach). Tablet doesn't turn on, how to reboot.
Page 9 Repeat of same FAQ on page 8. How tablet charges.
Page 10 Virus protection.
Page 11 LOD is coming, FAT is coming, Jepp vs DAL AM
Page 12 Where RCTRs are located, highlighting not available but requested, tablet mounts can fail but here is how to prevent them from failing.
Page 13 Outlook was intentionally disabled, PBS coming in Phase II, mobile friendly Deltanet coming, WIFI availability for crews in crew lounges.
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Not exactly devastating stuff requiring us to end this program. Basically it said Jepp made aware of issues with their product, if keyboard is a problem remove it and reattach it, if tablet doesn't turn on then hold the turn on button til it turns on, if it's hot it turns itself off to protect itself and new stuff coming. The end.
Now If you want to have some fun btw, here is Apple folks introducing new apple products that failed during the introduction... computers gonna computer
I have used a Ipad for 4 years as a EFB and never had lockup. Had another tonight going into lax. Had to toss my first tablet to a mechanic at pushback because it was so hot you could not touch it. Let's not even get into the incredible poor charts and rendering. Try zooming in on the high charts when bumpy. If you manage to zoom to the spot you want the airway numbers and other data don't zoom.
I have yet to have a single pilot who can even find the oceanic clearance data on the Atlantic ½. I can go on and on. It took the company over a year with 12,000 surfaces sitting in a warehouse before they even felt they could enter the full test period the software was so buggy. We will see if we can go paper free at the 6 month point like the Ipad airlines have been able to do. I somehow doubt it.