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USN Junk in NATOPS
- Thread starter AircraftGeek513
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PMA-281?
I got to see some "imminent" Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 models before leaving Pax, but still haven't seen them in the fleet.
It's whichever office does cruise missiles, as well. Google wasn't giving me a solid answer yesterday, so I just gave up.
My last interaction with them was probably some time in 2017 and after an email exchange that made me want to smash my computer screen, the overall message (besides it being clear they had no actual knowledge of how EFBs work) was that HSM/HSC was last on the list to get them. The iPads that were in some squadrons already were CVW purchases and issue.
What kind of batt life are you getting in terms of hours? Along those lines, how are they being used?
It probably depends hugely on how bright you have the screen.
On my company iPad (not Navy), the quick-off virtual button on my screen, combined with the fingerprint sensor on the real button, save all kinds of battery life. The fingerprint sensor makes it a cinch to turn the thing on without looking at the screen to put in my PIN. That makes me more likely to turn the thing off more frequently, even if it's for only a couple minutes that I don't need it on. The virtual button saves fumbling with the real off button too.
Dunno what the Samsung tablets do that's equivalent to those two functions, but I do want to emphasize just how much battery those help to save.
OT- the fingerprint button on my android phone is also extremely useful when I want to mark a cop on Waze. ?
A fingerprint button? Are you from the future?
We just have ours unlocked all the time, so all you have to do is push the Home button. If I'm shooting an approach, I'll just leave it on the whole time for quick reference. We also have an inverter and a 110V plug up front if we need to charge one up, along with a second spare that's Wifi only. Not that the LTE is ever turned on while flying.
Do you guys have a charging option in COMAIR? We're not required to have a plug, but are required to have the second unit onboard in order to meet OPSPECs.
The 737 has a plug behind the copilot's head. Each pilot carried their own issued iPad as well as a 3rd, as a contingency. Somehow in the VR world we managed to keep them charged, sometimes even hot seating them several times when the jet stayed moving for days on end.
I don't know what the problem is in the P-8.
The new CRJs we are getting from the factory have plugs in them. But that is a small portion of the fleet. Managing battery power is something think about on the long 5 leg days, but on two or 3 leg days it's no worries.
Captains are issued external battery packs for charging, but I rarely use it. I use my personal one occasionally though.
We are getting new iPad in a month or so. The fresh batteries should help out.
Captains are issued external battery packs for charging, but I rarely use it. I use my personal one occasionally though.
We are getting new iPad in a month or so. The fresh batteries should help out.
I assume you guys use Foreflight for FAA pubs? What about flight manuals, TOs, etc? For non-FAA (AFMAN/AFI/etc) we use Goodreader.
Sorry in advance...when I read this this is all I could think of...about 30 seconds in...
We use DropBox and everything is synced through the company sharepoint. Obviously we're smaller than an airline, but the overall process works okay. I think Goodreader can sync as well, correct?
Jeppesen is pretty much the standard for Part 121 carriers. Company stuff is in secure locker. Will be interesting to see how things change with Jepps buying Foreflight.
Edit: A300/310 have multiple plugs. EFB plugged in and then a couple others which you can charge phone or iPad. Also they changed the EFB mounts, so when you remove EFB, it becomes an antenna for the iPad GPS which does a very good job of showing “ships” position on charts.