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>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

>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.