Re: Electronic Checklists

Bake53_at_aol.com
Thu, 24 Apr 1997 22:59:31 -0400 (EDT)

Paul,
Good to hear from someone in my home state's beautiful hill country. The
mechanical lists assume you are referring to are simular to the ones my
former company used to have on the 757s. They were concise and seemed very
easy to use.

The mechanical checklist does not require the crew to "operate" another
system to verify the status of systems just operated. It is easier for the
crew, as a crew, to maintain situational awareness. By design, electronic
checklists are limited and cumbersome to use. I think in the future,
avionics designers will put in the upgrades necessary to make the electronic
checklist a viable tool.

Thanks

John