[exHPer]

ClueByFour, on Feb 7 2009, 02:15 PM, said:

I love how various drink-slinging safety professions (and congrats, for that little rant, you just make the list) like to refer to 9/11 to justify everything. "Handcuffs?" Oooh. Get me a freaking drink and stop listening to my conversation.

Do your job and get me a freaking drink.

Holy schmoly...someone has some issues!

[Runway Girl]

Thanks so much for all the responses. I've used some of them in my latest video blog. Rules prohibit a link, but I just want to express my gratitude for your insight and assistance.

[maddawg]

It sure would be nice to have near real time doppler wx radar and lightning data displays on a laptop. Better yet, have it displayed on the Nav display like in my friends Mooney Ovation. His avionics package make an Airbus look like an antique. Take a look: http://www.mooney.co...x/avionics.html

[nethan]

While having web access to NEXRAD data while in flight would be nice, I would settle for just having access at the gates again. The new computer roll out locked down access to the Hub which used to allow access to aviationweather.gov and other sites to get a radar picture. Now I've got to hike all the way to a crew room just to get an updated radar map.

[BoeingBoy]

I need to correct something I posted earlier - that current wi-fi systems didn't have much overwater coverage because the systems currently used ground stations. There's an article out today saying that WN is testing a satellite based wi-fi system. Don't know how wide an area it covers, since WN only needs "lower 48" coverage for now.

Jim

[Runway Girl]

The system on Southwest's 737 is provided by Row 44. It's the first Ku-band-based connectivity system to come to the commercial market since the demise of Connexion by Boeing. Row 44 plans to be able to offer the service on transatlantic flights and in Europe in the not too distant. However, the company has run into some hurdles on the regulatory front and as yet has not received permanent FCC approval.

[flyin2low]

Runway Girl, on Feb 4 2009, 06:15 PM, said:

US Airways is studying a number of options for its domestic in-flight offering, including providing connectivity to passengers. I'm doing some research and I'm curious - do pilots want or have any use for in-flight Internet? And, for that matter, what do FA's think about it?

Yeah, I could post on US Aviation.com while flying

[twoturnin]

we are using basically WWII radio equipment compared to what corporate aviation uses--never mind uplinks on Bus's--NEXRAD etc etc would be nice----besides if we had internet we could use MAGICJACK to call MEDLINK---CHEAP.