Says all mainline and regional pilots. Sounds like 80,000 iPads to me.

 

Wo only with aa for ipads.

 

I've heard some conspiracy theories but you just sound bat-sheet crazy with that one! Tell me, when was the last time you called in sick with an iPad or even signed in for your trip with an iPad? Can't please everyone I guess.

 

Yes, they can get a GPS stamp while in airplane mode. The current ENY Jepps app will still pull GPS data even with the iPad in airplane mode.

Who cares where you are when you call in sick? Europe? The Caribbean? On the lake in a boat? Your body doesn't give a damn where you are when it gets sick - and generally you are more likely to become sick when traveling. Airplanes with other sick people, hotel that a sick person stayed on, ill chef that should've stayed home preparing your food...

Doesn't matter. Sick is sick. What you don't want to do is provide any proof whatsoever that you planned on being at the location you are while you are supposed to be at work. I.e., multiple drop requests for specific days, then you call in sick for those days.

Better yet?

Turn your company iPad OFF.

Leave it at home.

Problem solved.

 

If one is concerned about big brother's ability to "watch you", don't come to AA. Our ipads have an app that does just that. One reason I recall being stated was that eventually, one won't have to "pull" updates to pubs from X and instead it will "push" them to your ipad at the appropriate time relieving you of the responsibility to ensure your device's pubs are current.

Now, of course this being a corporate controlled Orwellian world we live in now (or at least country), we know there are other uses for these apps and in fact, many corporations that provide ipads and such to their employees have the ability to not only track them, but monitor what they are used for.

Most of us have two ipads, one for company use (and ONLY used for that if one is smart) and another similar PED for personal use.

 

Yes, this isn't rocket science. Leave it off or at home. Off doesn't mean standby/airplane mode. If if one chooses to do things they shouldn't and drag the company iPad along, well... Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

 

So 8yrs to upgrade and a flow that has basically stalled. But who cares when iPads are arriving in the fall!


Good Luck!

 

Whirlyball? Seriously...is that a joke?

 

Why are you taking your iPad home and why would you take it with you when you are *cough,cough* sick?

Hey, I'm going on vacation. Think I'll take my company issued iPad along.

 

True, my ipad is going to stay in my bag in the crew room.