Sorry, not smart enough to multi quote on the mobile site. Anyway thanks to both respondents. Did my first pot swap, needed to know if I had to pack for 9 days or 5 . Glad I made it before the last PCS run.

 

You can work for 9 straight days at DL? Even with rest rules?

 

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 had a long discussion with a couple of gate agents about seats available. They both said not to look at the "seats not assigned" number. A lot of times, customers do not check in or choose seats, so that will inflate those numbers. The Authorized/Available is the true count of what has not been sold yet. It does seem that there is a bit of mystery in the process though, and I wish the standby list would categorize the active non-revs better. It would be nice to know how many pilots and FAs are on the list for jumpseat planning.

 

No, I had a 4-day and 3-day trip with 1 day in between. I have to commute in day prior and didn't have time to commute home in between, thus a 9 day packing expedition. I was able to swap the 2nd trip for a better trip and bigger gap which allows me to commute home for a day.

 

If you mean trip length then yes, the 747 at DAL have some 12 day trips and the 767 has some 12-14 day trips.

 

You can work everyday of the month. You'll get your 30hr rest at an outstation if you fly yourself to death.

 

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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.