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A few years ago, we had to wait one and a half hour before takeoff in a 787. After that time they said "Sorry, the we needed a bit more time for the software up
by _trampeltier 8y ago
A few years ago, we had to wait one and a half hour before takeoff in a 787. After that time they said "Sorry, the we needed a bit more time for the software update on the plane" over the speaker ...
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- joncrane 8y agoI wonder if it was the uploading of mapping/route information and not an actual update to the systems running the plane.
- _trampeltier 8y agoI think not just mapping information, the 787 had some really really bad bugs when he was new, like shutdown the whole plane (even in the middle of a flight) if you didn't reboot for a month and such.
- crocal 8y agoUsually the safety requirement will mention a mandatory reboot period that will be somehow related to a power of 2... Damn integer counters...