Originally Posted by
sailingfun
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.
Sailing your last paragraph is a content locker issue not a surface issue. I have had an iPad for years and used it for BYOD. I have had lock ups and other issues with it which I think is more to do with Aps than the hardware. I was in a hotel Van with an Alaska pilot who said they were dumping content locker and going with good reader or something similiar as they were having issues with the iPad locking up. Of course this one was guy so if there is an Alaska guy reading this jump in and correct me if I am wrong.
Most reviews of the Surface Pro (our next tablet) say it is superior to the iPad. Between that and the business relation we have with Microsoft i think the Surface is here to stay.