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Re:ACARS Drama by q3k on Thursday March 20, 2025 @01:34PM (#43426254)
> That must be a pain in the ass to type in.

You get used to it, same as you got used to a QWERTY keyboard.

(note: this based on my experience often interacting with another device with an alphabetic keyboard, not an FMC)

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Re:ACARS Drama by sooperserieous on Thursday March 20, 2025 @02:01PM (#43426676)
You do get used to it, but also the workflow is not entering words as much as it is things like waypoint codes, and a lot of numeric bits, which is why the number pad has its familiar layout.
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