Hopefully I'll be able to add my .mil email address to my phone eventually. Considering its on NIPRNET already I don't see why not. Now all I need is a CAC reader that interfaces with the lightning port, and I'd be mobile for 99% of my work.
And paper is also impervious to power outages and battery drain.yes but paper is impervious to EMP attacks / lighting striking a plane
good luck with your flash storage![]()
yes but paper is impervious to EMP attacks / lighting striking a plane
good luck with your flash storage![]()
The problem is that you never know when you might need them...emergency, divert, etc. Trust me, everything that is carried is needed whether it's a flight manual or an approach plate. On any given mission we could be re-cut in flight to be sent anywhere. Not having the proper pubs on board would hamper that capability especially in the airlift community. Not so much in the fighter world.
The Air Force has been testing iPads in the cockpit for quite some time now. Where it gets complicated is that an iPad is a very significant weakness that can be exploited by both state and non-state actors. Unfortunately, as with so many things in the DoD, what started out as a good idea has turned into a complete mess. The Air Force saw a great way to save money by having an EFB like the iPad, but didn't think it all the way through. What if it's compromised? Now you have an iPad with a camera on it in a potentially sensitive environment.
The AF made a big mistake going with Apple on this one. All that was really needed was an e-reader with PDF capability.
So if we lose the nuke codes, it's cool, they're in the cloud.
The AF made a big mistake going with Apple on this one. All that was really needed was an e-reader with PDF capability.
That iPads will save money is very short sighted. How much in IT contractor costs does it cost to maintain 50 pages of paper? How about thousands of iPads? Does 50 pages of paper crack when you accidentally drop 50 kgs of luggage on top of it? As for energy, 50 pages of paper doesn't cost anything to charge, iPads do. What happens when your much needed iPad runs out of battery? How much will the emergency back-up iPad cost or will there just be a back-up paper file anyways?
I work for the Feds and see the waste firsthand on a daily basis. This is just more govt waste.
Look how ancient everything else in that photo is.
MILITARY!
You accidentally what?
This was bound to happen and it's a good step for Apple.
The iPad is the only commercial, off-the-shelf device cleared by both the Air Force and the FAA.
Hoping someone here might be a pilot or might know a pilot they can ask and have this question answered:
How many of those papers have you actually read in the air, personally? Can you estimate how many of those papers anyone has ever or will ever read while in the air?
It just seems to me that it's impossible to realistically need so much information with you and that having it all in book form is really that useful, but I have no experience with this stuff so I'd like to hear from someone who knows.
Simplicity is the hallmark of genius. The stuff I used in the military was very simple, rugged and worked very well. There is a huge benefit in some cases by not being on the bleeding edge of technology.
So if we lose the nuke codes, it's cool, they're in the cloud.
The AF made a big mistake going with Apple on this one. All that was really needed was an e-reader with PDF capability.
Hopefully I'll be able to add my .mil email address to my phone eventually. Considering its on NIPRNET already I don't see why not. Now all I need is a CAC reader that interfaces with the lightning port, and I'd be mobile for 99% of my work.
...but soon interactive systems will be created that will reduce cockpit workload.
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With thousands of variables to deal with, a computer like the iPad is really critical to improve safety and efficiency of cargo handling.