Originally Posted by
Lambourne
Saw more than one 727 pilot that could not grasp glass cockpits. The iPads are very similar in the transition from paper to digital. Some pilots don't have the ability to adapt. They will moan and groan until they hit the exit. The flashing 12:00 on his VCR (Betamax) must drive him crazy.....;-)
The iPad has many features currently missing from glass cockpits.
1. You can send today's flightplan to Adobe and Adobe will immediately open yesterday's flight plan, right where you last viewed it.
2. Popups warning that ownship display is not authorized whenever the screen is turned on or that particular app is opened.
3. Certain application options are forced so you cannot misconfigure them, such as ownship display.
4. EULA terms dialogs appearing at random intervals. Also, the EULA changes to "check connection settings" when appropriate to facilitate agreement in flight, with or without data/wifi.
6. Automatically switching from the SID to the airport page a few seconds after liftoff.
7. Unscheduled updates.
8. Greedy for wifi, trusted or not, suitable or not.
9. Gives you time to brush your teeth, get dressed, and take a short nap whenever it loads a flight plan.
That's a lot of features. It might even be worth the paper revisions and flight cases we lost.