Originally Posted by
turboflyin
Unless theres clearly an important (legal) chart update, my efb stays in airplane mode from the time i leave home until the end of the trip. I don't update it during a trip because I was almost burned once. Windows downloaded an update, and then installed it when i turned it on in the plane, leaving me without an efb until the door was almost shut.
Happened to a CA i was with too. His efb froze mid flight so he didna hard reboot. Windows decided to update on the restart and took almost 20min to do so. Luckily by approach it had finished...
Time to fill an IROP and ASAP ... and put it in as a reason for delays.