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That article says that other plans will display the error and the recommended checklist automatically, which certainly seems faster than flipping through a bunc

by tedivm 8y ago

That article says that other plans will display the error and the recommended checklist automatically, which certainly seems faster than flipping through a bunch of books trying to find a specific page based off of some lights.

ReptileMan 8y ago
A lecturer of mine once said - knowing what kind of people we teach here for programmers, I am scared of going to the doctor. The less software is in something(and less cloudy/iot) the better. And the more I program the more I prefer stupid and mechanical things when reliability is on the line. A paper manual is always there for you.
- dehrmann 8y ago
  > And the more I program the more I prefer stupid and mechanical things when reliability is on the line. Magic is great. Until it's not.
- ehnto 8y ago
  The app for my bicycle computer will be obsolete before my bike. On the other hand, my car computer has been running flawlessly for 25 years without any updates.
  - bouncycastle 8y ago
    There's an old joke, if Microsoft made cars... https://www.hcs.harvard.edu/pnw/microsoftjoke.htm https://www.hcs.harvard.edu/pnw/microsoftjoke.htm
- JauntyHatAngle 8y ago
  >A paper manual is always there for you. Then have the paper manual as a choice and/or backup. If the programmers working on aircraft are so incompetent that they can't get a the digital manual correct, than they have no business programming any of the other multitude of systems that are critical to fly-by-wire systems.
  - huffmsa 8y ago
    And the time it takes to realize your iPad has run out of battery or you accidentally open an advertisement before grabbing your paper manual is too long. The manuals have never been an issue. In fact, having a physical, rigorous checklist has been shown to improve the likely hood of a successful outcome.
    - ec109685 8y ago
      It has to be physical for the checklist to work?
    - tyingq 8y ago
      iPad (and others) based electronic flight bags are already in place on passenger airlines. Your points are valid, but the debate is pretty much over.

by tedivm 8y ago

ReptileMan 8y ago

A lecturer of mine once said - knowing what kind of people we teach here for programmers, I am scared of going to the doctor. The less software is in something(and less cloudy/iot) the better. And the more I program the more I prefer stupid and mechanical things when reliability is on the line. A paper manual is always there for you.

dehrmann 8y ago
> And the more I program the more I prefer stupid and mechanical things when reliability is on the line. Magic is great. Until it's not.
ehnto 8y ago
The app for my bicycle computer will be obsolete before my bike. On the other hand, my car computer has been running flawlessly for 25 years without any updates.
- bouncycastle 8y ago
  There's an old joke, if Microsoft made cars... https://www.hcs.harvard.edu/pnw/microsoftjoke.htm https://www.hcs.harvard.edu/pnw/microsoftjoke.htm
JauntyHatAngle 8y ago
>A paper manual is always there for you. Then have the paper manual as a choice and/or backup. If the programmers working on aircraft are so incompetent that they can't get a the digital manual correct, than they have no business programming any of the other multitude of systems that are critical to fly-by-wire systems.
- huffmsa 8y ago
  And the time it takes to realize your iPad has run out of battery or you accidentally open an advertisement before grabbing your paper manual is too long. The manuals have never been an issue. In fact, having a physical, rigorous checklist has been shown to improve the likely hood of a successful outcome.
  - ec109685 8y ago
    It has to be physical for the checklist to work?
  - tyingq 8y ago
    iPad (and others) based electronic flight bags are already in place on passenger airlines. Your points are valid, but the debate is pretty much over.