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MetroSheriff said:I heard on the vine that the manifest would still be required. Pretty typical of ASA to spend money on something new only to continue using the same process we cureently have.
At least now the skipper can do all the bullshoot work to justify the pay. Hopefully us gear monkeys can finally just sit and stare out the window 'till it's time for pushback.
Actually, according to WD, the CA will give the PDA to the FO but the CA will be responsible for the thing. Also, the FA can go through and select the seats that are occupied and indicate whether or not there is a child or adult in said seat. There will also be an addition to the release that will have the W & B template to input max. t/o wt., actual t/o wt., actual land. wt., indexes for t/o and land., and t/o trim. At the end of the trip the CA will then "craddle" the PDA in ops prior to duty out. This is like a "hot sync" function on Palm OS. This will download all w & b info into the company's system for tracking purposes. From what I gather all the leg work is done, just waiting on the funding. I got to tinker with the thing in our stretch limo (w/ bar) on the way back to ATL from Maconga and it's a pretty sweet program. Just get the ATIS, input the wx info in to the PDA and sit and wait for the final count.
Cheers