I agree with you. I think Technet should stick to fact based discussions. Regards, On 26/08/2011 16:47, David D. Hillman wrote: > Hi Bob - sorry but I am going take exception to what you seem to be > suggesting. United is replacing paper manuals and charts with a mobile > electronic device - seems like a logical and sound approach to > information/data management. The press release says nothing about tin > whiskers nor contains information on the use or backup protocol for device > operational use. Without additional information and explanation, > suggesting there is a tin whisker problem is how rumors get started. We > certainly don't need to cause added frenzy without adequate information. I > suggest we get additional information before we plow down that road. > > Dave Hillman > Rockwell Collins > [log in to unmask] > > > > > Bob Landman<[log in to unmask]> > Sent by: TechNet<[log in to unmask]> > 08/26/2011 10:26 AM > Please respond to > Bob Landman<[log in to unmask]> > > > To > <[log in to unmask]> > cc > > Subject > [TN] United Airlines Invests in 11,000 iPads > > > > > > > one slight problem - tin whiskers! > > http://www.calce.umd.edu/articles/abstracts/2011/Tin_whisker_Toyota_throttle_abstract.html > > > Bob > > > > > United Airlines Invests in 11,000 iPads > > All United and Continental pilots will be armed with iPads before the year > is out. > > Apple just this year replaced all of the paper signage across its Apple > Stores with iPads and now it seems another major company has decided to > take a portion of its business the paperless route. > United Airlines this week announced that it will adopt a paperless flight > deck and distribute 11,000 iPads to United and Continental pilots as part > of a new electronic flight bag scheme. United said in a statement that > the electronic flight bags (EFB) will replace paper flight manuals, and, > a first for major network carriers, provide pilots with paperless > aeronautical navigational charts through a special iPad app, Jeppesen > Mobile FliteDeck. > > "The paperless flight deck represents the next generation of flying," said > Captain Fred Abbott, United's senior vice president of flight operations. > "The introduction of iPads ensures our pilots have essential and > real-time information at their fingertips at all times throughout the > flight." > > A conventional flight bag full of paper materials contains an average of > 12,000 sheets of paper per pilot. United says that each 1.5 iPad will > replace 38 pounds of paper operating manuals, navigation charts, > reference handbooks, flight checklists, logbooks and weather information > in a pilot's flight bag. > > "The green benefits of moving to EFBs are two-fold-it significantly > reduces paper use and printing, and, in turn, reduces fuel consumption," > United said in a statement. "The airline projects EFBs will save nearly > 16 million sheets of paper a year which is equivalent to more than 1,900 > trees not cut down. Saving 326,000 gallons of jet fuel a year reduces > greenhouse gas emissions by 3,208 metric tons." > > Distribution of the iPads began earlier this month, with all pilots > expected to have them by the end of 2011. > http://www.tomsguide.com/us/United-Airlines-ipad-flight-bag-maps,news-12273.html > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 16.0 > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to > [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > For additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or > 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please contact helpdesk at x2960 or [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 16.0 > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > For additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > . > -- Eric Christison Consumer& Micro group Imaging Division STMicroelectronics (R&D) Ltd 33 Pinkhill Edinburgh EH12 7BF United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0)131 336 6165 Fax: + 44 (0)131 336 6001 The contents of the email are ST confidential. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. 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