Originally Posted by
aa73
Yes, it is. Why? Or are you going to launch into your typical “I hate everything AA, we’ve always done it this way” line?
I don’t have the experience of having flown for several prior airlines like many of you... only one regional prior to AA. After 20 years at AA I find the TPS system relatively easy to use. Especially compared to the whiz wheel I used to have to use to calculate CG at the regionals back in the day.
I’d love to know how much simpler other systems at other airlines are, and how it’s done.
Care to share your experiences too?
The TPS is one of the most misunderstood things in the cockpit. I can’t tell you how many times we have needed new numbers and the other guy insisted we didn’t/times we didn’t need new numbers and they insisted we did. A overhaul wouldn’t hurt. It’s a powerful tool but needs a dummy interface. I think it will be 100% uplinked in the future. Uplink=valid