Japanese flying with mysterious gloves to make Screens Touch-compatible ?!
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Japanese flying with mysterious gloves to make Screens Touch-compatible ?!
Hey there,
Recently qualified on the [amazing] B787, I've come across a weird rumor that some Japanese B787 pilots wear special gloves that enables them to use the Multi-purpose displays with touch (as originally intended by Boeing) instead of the dreaded trackpad...
Has anyone else heard of this?
Recently qualified on the [amazing] B787, I've come across a weird rumor that some Japanese B787 pilots wear special gloves that enables them to use the Multi-purpose displays with touch (as originally intended by Boeing) instead of the dreaded trackpad...
Has anyone else heard of this?
Hey there,
Recently qualified on the [amazing] B787, I've come across a weird rumor that some Japanese B787 pilots wear special gloves that enables them to use the Multi-purpose displays with touch (as originally intended by Boeing) instead of the dreaded trackpad...
Has anyone else heard of this?
Recently qualified on the [amazing] B787, I've come across a weird rumor that some Japanese B787 pilots wear special gloves that enables them to use the Multi-purpose displays with touch (as originally intended by Boeing) instead of the dreaded trackpad...
Has anyone else heard of this?
or do you mean special gloves, like Michael Jackson style?
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Indeed.
The only Touch screens are the EFBs...
I was talking about the FMC screens. But your idea of hygiene gloves makes complete sense for the Japanese.
I'm sure this is where the rumor originated.
The only Touch screens are the EFBs...
I was talking about the FMC screens. But your idea of hygiene gloves makes complete sense for the Japanese.
I'm sure this is where the rumor originated.
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I think it’s a bit less advanced than that. The Japanese have been wearing flying gloves ever since, on all airplanes from Mitsubishi Zero onwards 
The problem is, however, that ordinary gloves don’t work well with modern touchscreens, like eg. iPad EFB.
To solve it, there are two solutions:
1) wear golf gloves with uncovered fingertips / cut a tip of your index finger in the glove
2) have special gloves that work with touchscreen.
I doubt, however, that there is a magical glove, which turns the 787 MFD into a touchscreen...
The problem is, however, that ordinary gloves don’t work well with modern touchscreens, like eg. iPad EFB.
To solve it, there are two solutions:
1) wear golf gloves with uncovered fingertips / cut a tip of your index finger in the glove
2) have special gloves that work with touchscreen.
I doubt, however, that there is a magical glove, which turns the 787 MFD into a touchscreen...
yep, these have been widely available for a long time now. they just have special fabric on the fingertips that work with any touch screens. I bought my brother in law a pair of north face running gloves that have these fingertip pads so that he can change music on his phone whilst running in the cold.
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There's nothing new about touch screen gloves...
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a) Never
b) Only in a month of Sunday's
c) After hell has frozen over
I know plenty who have antibacterial wipes in their bags and use them to give some of the surfaces they touch a clean up. Wearing gloves is not such a daft idea really.
Could you imagine the insurance/legal liabilities if your average cleaner was let loose on the cockpit without the knowledge of what could and could not be easily sanitised ? Perhaps only a job for a master mechanic or pilot....Btw I have a pair of outdoor gloves that allow the right-swiping of a smart-phone screen should one sight an attractive Yeti whilst in the mountains, though they're probably too warm for indoor use.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/207720...at-38000-feet/
I would request to have the seat sanitized as well...
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It's a thing in Japanese culture. Taxi drivers wear white gloves, police officers wear white gloves, the UPS delivery guy wears white gloves. Seems to be associated with a perception of professionalism, and there also seems to be a preoccupation with germs and cleanliness, cf. the surgical masks many people wear.
