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Re:Tour of the server room in the Airbus 350 by mastax on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @10:20AM (#27591951)
In an emergency situation, an unresponsive and unintuitive GUI may be very dangerous. Especially if pilots forget how to use it because they're using the iPad day to day but right now it's rebooting to install an update.

Like, I get the argument for certification but maybe the requirements should have a minimum level of performance. If that's not possible maybe we should find a different equilibrium.

Re:Tour of the server room in the Airbus 350 by p_l on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @12:29PM (#27593747)
There are requirements for performance - appropriate to the function.

The electronic flight bag interface is not used in emergencies, one of its main uses is in planning and submitting flight plans before takeoff, and it's generally not used for actively flying the plane.

Re:Tour of the server room in the Airbus 350 by 7952 on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @04:44PM (#27596943)
Exactly. In an emergency the last thing the pilot wants to do is navigate a map interface for anything. Better to just select the alternate flight plan that was setup hours ago during flight planning.
Re:Tour of the server room in the Airbus 350 by j16sdiz on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @10:52AM (#27592407)
That's why pilot are mandated to do simulation tests every few months
Re:Tour of the server room in the Airbus 350 by 7952 on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @04:39PM (#27596885)
That assumes that deep navigation of a UI is necessary or desirable in an emergency. I think most of the important stuff is done with the main controls, dedicated switches, and screens/dials that are always on and ready.