jimntx said:
I know the PMAA pilots are very happy with their Ipads...as opposed to those hernia-inducing manual cases.
US Airways has not issued hernia-inducing manual cases to its pilots for several years. Well, they probably do induce some hernias, but not to the pilots. The cases stay in the airplanes. IMHO, the iPads are in some ways a step backward.
For those years since US dispensed with individual flight bags, I needed only to carry:
1. a small-profile binder holding maybe 150 pages.
Now, I have to carry:
1. the iPad,
2. the iPad power supply and cord,
3. the spare battery (which reviews say is a fire hazard, and will not operate as the company instructions say to use it),
4. the proprietary charger for the spare battery,
5. the iPad protective case,
6. the Quick Response Handbook, and
7. the single-page Normal Checklist.
Maybe those PMAA pilots are happy with their iPads. I would rather see the shipsets around for another 975 days, and they can keep their iPads.