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Old 16th Aug 2018, 09:07
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Flying Bull
 
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Hi SASless, hi Megan,

some words in advance.
Pilots still use Brain 1.0 which was updated last ????

The job of the pilot is to aviate, navigate, communicate and when all this is done he wants to monitor trends with an occasional glance on the instruments?

The computer can do this much better - and it shows a misunderstanding of the systems, when someone thinks, you only get a warning, when a red line is reached
The computer records several times a second the values, compares them in relation to ambient conditions (pressure/temperature).
It does it regardless who is flying in the morning, in the afternoon or the night and therefore can detect trends much earlier than a pilot.
Depending on the rules it it also possible to compare values with other aircraft from the same operator or even worldwide for that model.

The idea behind that is to reduce pilot workload so he can do, what he is there for, flying the bird, looking out, talking to airtraffic and so on.
But it also requires a fullout understanding, what to find where, if needed.
There can be a problem with pilots with an old mindset (the ones, which have an mobile phone but no smartphone i.e.)
You need to „play“ with the system and the pages, to stay current, where to find and/or alter what you want/need.
The most important information you get with either one or at least two button presses.
Reconfiguration, altering times and so on takes a few more steps.
If one only uses the daily operation screens he might have trouble finding the right ones, when the stress level is higher.
The modern pilot has to adopt, change from a manual worker to a system manager.
But to manage the system, one has to understand how it works and there are some shortcomings with some pilots, not willing to go through a manual which is three times as thick as the old ones ....
If you open minded, you will see how much assistance you can get and if you use it, you can sit back and let bird do the work, relaxed enjoying the ride...
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