Holy IT upgrade, Batman
06-07-2017, 03:58 PM
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06-07-2017, 06:22 PM
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06-08-2017, 12:44 AM
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And that is another IT problem that is going to bite half of us. The IPAD nazis at United assume we are all APPLE geeks and having been playing with our iPhones and iPads for 7-9 years like they have. I ain't the bottom guy (for once) but half the pilots I fly with are somewhere around my level of IOS illiteracy. The other half can play Mozart on the thing. Some still use paper charts.
At some point somebody is going to figure out that half of us need some level of IOS proficiency.
At some point somebody is going to figure out that half of us need some level of IOS proficiency.
06-08-2017, 05:12 AM
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And that is another IT problem that is going to bite half of us. The IPAD nazis at United assume we are all APPLE geeks and having been playing with our iPhones and iPads for 7-9 years like they have. I ain't the bottom guy (for once) but half the pilots I fly with are somewhere around my level of IOS illiteracy. The other half can play Mozart on the thing. Some still use paper charts.
At some point somebody is going to figure out that half of us need some level of IOS proficiency.
At some point somebody is going to figure out that half of us need some level of IOS proficiency.
Next up...How to use VNAV for an effortless star and approach.
06-08-2017, 07:04 AM
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And that is another IT problem that is going to bite half of us. The IPAD nazis at United assume we are all APPLE geeks and having been playing with our iPhones and iPads for 7-9 years like they have. I ain't the bottom guy (for once) but half the pilots I fly with are somewhere around my level of IOS illiteracy. The other half can play Mozart on the thing. Some still use paper charts.
At some point somebody is going to figure out that half of us need some level of IOS proficiency.
At some point somebody is going to figure out that half of us need some level of IOS proficiency.
Support: Are you logged on to an iMac?
Me: No, I'm logged on to a PC with Windows 10.
Support: OK, let's use your phone - it's connected to the internet, right?
Me: Yes, my Samsung S7 with Google Android has wifi...
Support: OK, we'll have to use the iPad for this workaround...
The company iPad is the only Apple product that I have. I don't plan on changing that.
Back to the original topic: IT is definitely improving but they're handicapped because jeffy's team opted to go with legacy IT after the merger rather than blow up both IT systems and go with a new, modern IT system. Tripping over dollars to save pennies. We need all of the legacy IT systems to be retired and at least get into the 1990s with a more modern IT system.
06-08-2017, 08:41 AM
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What's wrong with paper? I've asked on 2 different PC's now, how am I supposed to fly an approach, land and taxi right away with a device I can only display 1 thing at a time?
Crickets, like no one else has every had that thought, every time they land Cat3 and need SMIGS, or an unfamiliar airport. 1 hand on the tiller, the other coming out of reverse. Use my nose to swipe pages??
Every time I get out a paper STAR, I get really weird stares from the copilot! Star on the clip board, Approach open in the Jepps book on the bag, iPad on the airport diagram. Simple, until they try to remove paper again.
Crickets, like no one else has every had that thought, every time they land Cat3 and need SMIGS, or an unfamiliar airport. 1 hand on the tiller, the other coming out of reverse. Use my nose to swipe pages??
Every time I get out a paper STAR, I get really weird stares from the copilot! Star on the clip board, Approach open in the Jepps book on the bag, iPad on the airport diagram. Simple, until they try to remove paper again.
06-08-2017, 09:11 AM
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What's wrong with paper? I've asked on 2 different PC's now, how am I supposed to fly an approach, land and taxi right away with a device I can only display 1 thing at a time?
Crickets, like no one else has every had that thought, every time they land Cat3 and need SMIGS, or an unfamiliar airport. 1 hand on the tiller, the other coming out of reverse. Use my nose to swipe pages??
Every time I get out a paper STAR, I get really weird stares from the copilot! Star on the clip board, Approach open in the Jepps book on the bag, iPad on the airport diagram. Simple, until they try to remove paper again.
Crickets, like no one else has every had that thought, every time they land Cat3 and need SMIGS, or an unfamiliar airport. 1 hand on the tiller, the other coming out of reverse. Use my nose to swipe pages??
Every time I get out a paper STAR, I get really weird stares from the copilot! Star on the clip board, Approach open in the Jepps book on the bag, iPad on the airport diagram. Simple, until they try to remove paper again.
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