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Re:Some American Airlines planes are grounded because the pi... by k-mcgrady on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @09:08AM (#9457975)
I thought it was the flight plan.
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Re:Some American Airlines planes are grounded because the pi... by rpmcb on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @09:17AM (#9458026)
The flight plan is programmed into the airplane's avionics, as well as on a printed hard copy in the cockpit. The app is supplemental. It can not be used as a primary navigation reference, per FAA regulations.
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Re:Some American Airlines planes are grounded because the pi... by blktiger on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @11:41AM (#9459098)
It sounded to me like the pilot's couldn't input the flight plans into the cockpit avionics because they didn't have a paper copy of the flight plan.
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Re:Some American Airlines planes are grounded because the pi... by rpmcb on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @12:41PM (#9459566)
A flight plan and a procedure are very different things. Every commercial flight in America has a hard copy of their flight plan in the cockpit.
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