I totally agree with LHR16.
This system totally takes away the need for any experience or load control knowledge and it is just like a basic pc game which 8 year olds play on a regular basis, i could train my 7 year old neice to trim a flight, all she would need to do is make sure that it doesn't start flashing red.
That's why this system is ideal for CLP as you can recruit people from all walks of life without experience and use them for load control and handling companies naturally love it as it is cheap to train and sod the experience.
I like you Northern Hero have 20 years in the industry and systems like this depress me, i have used many different systems, Amadeus, Codeco, Sabre to name a few as well as a substained period of time doing nothing but manual load sheets and now i see the skills of the load controller being reduced to a drag and drop online game.
It's not as if this is a foolproof system either, it doesn't respect the specifics of certain aircraft, it just allows you plan randomly, (ie) if a certain aircraft has limitations on versions or stop limitations, fixed positions etc D-Plan lets you go ahead and plan all the same, it's not until you reach the aircraft that a problem may arise.
In my opinion this probably is the future of load control as like i say it is cheap, it is certainly not advanced and if this is the best we can do then god help us.
Give me a pen and calculator any day at least if my pen runs out i can get another and sort the problem myself.
Libra and CLP belong together as both have diminished the need for skill and training and both cause delays.
