Pocket PC on the flight deck

Point well taken. If you don't have it (B/U GPS, AI, etc.) out and running,
you could negate it's value reaching for, booting up, evaluate then ... you
get the point.

Like the guy who said his survival kit was what he had in his pockets.

Mine's in new paint can in the back compartment. I'm thinking about moving
it up closer for access.

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Thx, {|;-)

Victor J. (Jim) Osborne, Jr.



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In article , Victor J. Osborne, Jr.
wrote:

Like the guy who said his survival kit was what he had in his pockets.
Mine's in new paint can in the back compartment. I'm thinking about moving
it up closer for access.

If it isn't on you, it probably isn't going to make it out of the
aircraft with you. (Vietnam helo pilot advice)

"FUji" wrote in message ...
"EDR" wrote in message
...

Those little palm-things are fine for smooth air.
Just wait until you really need it and are bouncing up and down and
sideways trying to hit a little box on the screen with the stylus.

...and Microsoft (PPC OS) software has no place on an airplane. Especially
with something as critical as an AI, even if it is used only as a backup.

Uh, I have a Pocket PC and it has never crashed in flight. I have used
it for over 500 hours of flying and have had ZERO issues. I use NavGPS
Pro ($179) http://www.gonavgps.com and it works great. The only issue
I have ever had is with satellite reception and that has occured with
my Lowrance Airmap as well. As for trying to use a stylus in flight
most of the Pocket PC based apps allow you to use the buttons and
joystick for changes.

Current setup is an iPaq 3650 with Compact Flash card GPS and CF
storage card.

Chris,

I have used
it for over 500 hours of flying and have had ZERO issues.


I agree. Let's not fall for this anti-MS propaganda. Things aren't that
simple.

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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Hey they are having problems with the FMS's in the Boeing 747-400s going
blank in flight. hate to have that happen on final. Good thing the FAA
still requires the old "steam gauges" even in the 747!
Michelle

Thomas Borchert wrote:

Chris,



I have used
it for over 500 hours of flying and have had ZERO issues.




I agree. Let's not fall for this anti-MS propaganda. Things aren't that
simple.




--

Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P

"Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike)

Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity

Michelle,

Hey they are having problems with the FMS's in the Boeing 747-400s going
blank in flight. hate to have that happen on final.


Me too. What's that got to do with Microsoft's products versus other OS's?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

The point was that even the "os's" flying are not perfect. Even
Honeywell has problems.
Michelle

Thomas Borchert wrote:

Michelle,



Hey they are having problems with the FMS's in the Boeing 747-400s going
blank in flight. hate to have that happen on final.




Me too. What's that got to do with Microsoft's products versus other OS's?




--

Michelle P ATP-ASEL, CP-AMEL, and AMT-A&P

"Elisabeth" a Maule M-7-235B (no two are alike)

Volunteer Pilot, Angel Flight Mid-Atlantic

Volunteer Builder, Habitat for Humanity

Michelle,

The point was that even the "os's" flying are not perfect. Even
Honeywell has problems.


got it.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Bob Noel wrote in message ...
In article , "Morgans"
wrote:

I'm no Microsoft fan, but if you have never used XP, it is much more
stable
than any of the others.

"stable" is relative. When it comes to safety-critical applications,
nothing microsoft or apple has is suitable.

Stable is relative. You really need an embedded RTOS or custom RTOS
to support life/safety-critical applications.

However, I am a big fan of Win XP. I have had a Win XP based machine
for nearly a year now, and I have only had to reboot a handful of
times. Win XP running a controlled set of applications and a minimal
number of drivers (printers, modems, firewalls, etc) would have a good
chance of staying stable for the 4-5 hrs of most GA flights.

On that note, have any of the UPSAT MX20 (Win NT) users had to reboot
on ground or in flight?

-Nathan