3engnever wrote:
To say that the 310 system was rolled out significantly differently is disingenuous otherwise you would not still be making changes and upgrades now.
Not quite so. The current upgrades are to include additional functionality, the reasons for which stem both from recent operational experience and anticipated new future requirements which weren't in existence when the original requirement was written. Back then, 'Tornadoes to Goose' was seen as the primary requirement, but we've moved on from that era. Another added functionality requirement was for the ability to plan and manage a trail from A to B, supporting receivers from C to D plus others from E to F with different RVs and Split Points, up to a maximum total of 8 trail receivers.
But the opportunity is also being taken to tweak some of the HMI.
AD&S were offered specialist operator advice; it's a shame they didn't accept the offer. Non-involvement of any operator was emphatically a big mistake, I certainly agree.
Sadly, I fear that more than 'a little' money will be needed to 'get it right the second time' - AD&S will have the RAF over a barrel.
D-IFF_ident, I'm sure they accepted all your debrief points from all those trials, didn't they......
