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Please wait - I need to reboot
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I was flying (on American) from LAX to SJC today on an EMR 140 RJ. We get pushed back. After about 5 minutes, the captain says: "We need to reboot the computer. The emergency lights will come on for about a minute. This happens all the time. It's perfectly normal." He rebooted, fired up the engines, and off we went. I had no idea that a pre-taxi step was "Computer: REBOOT". Hilton |
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In a previous article, "Hilton" said:
I was flying (on American) from LAX to SJC today on an EMR 140 RJ. We get pushed back. After about 5 minutes, the captain says: "We need to reboot the computer. The emergency lights will come on for about a minute. This happens all the time. It's perfectly normal." He rebooted, fired up the engines, and off we went. I had no idea that a pre-taxi step was "Computer: REBOOT". At that point I'd say "I'm not trusting my life to Windows", and get off the plane. -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ Medication did wonders for me, Dave. Perhaps it could for you, if a crowbar and half a pound of axle grease counts as medication. -- Red Drag Diva |
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Hilton wrote:
Hi, I was flying (on American) from LAX to SJC today on an EMR 140 RJ. We get pushed back. After about 5 minutes, the captain says: "We need to reboot the computer. The emergency lights will come on for about a minute. This happens all the time. It's perfectly normal." He rebooted, fired up the engines, and off we went. I had no idea that a pre-taxi step was "Computer: REBOOT". Hilton Probably a Microsoft system. I sure that Bill Gates is smiling all the way to the bank. |
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On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 05:58:12 GMT, "Hilton"
wrote: Hi, I was flying (on American) from LAX to SJC today on an EMR 140 RJ. We get pushed back. After about 5 minutes, the captain says: "We need to reboot the computer. The emergency lights will come on for about a minute. This happens all the time. It's perfectly normal." He rebooted, fired up the engines, and off we went. I had no idea that a pre-taxi step was "Computer: REBOOT". Hilton Dear god, please don't let Windows CE make it into the cockpit. Jim http://www.unconventional-wisdom.org |
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I hate to say it but Windows controls the cabin functions (heat/ac,
lights) on the airbus's. Michelle Jimbob wrote: On Mon, 06 Jun 2005 05:58:12 GMT, "Hilton" wrote: Hi, I was flying (on American) from LAX to SJC today on an EMR 140 RJ. We get pushed back. After about 5 minutes, the captain says: "We need to reboot the computer. The emergency lights will come on for about a minute. This happens all the time. It's perfectly normal." He rebooted, fired up the engines, and off we went. I had no idea that a pre-taxi step was "Computer: REBOOT". Hilton Dear god, please don't let Windows CE make it into the cockpit. Jim http://www.unconventional-wisdom.org |
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Hilton, I'll bet you just opened the flood gates for another stupid
diatribe from the Windows vs. the world mob. |
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Is this true? The last Airbus I was in had a LINUX based entertainment
system. (I know because they had to reboot my station) Why should they mix operating systems? |
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Hilton wrote:
Hi, I was flying (on American) from LAX to SJC today on an EMR 140 RJ. We get pushed back. After about 5 minutes, the captain says: "We need to reboot the computer. The emergency lights will come on for about a minute. This happens all the time. It's perfectly normal." He rebooted, fired up the engines, and off we went. I had no idea that a pre-taxi step was "Computer: REBOOT". Hilton Many airliners use FMS (Flight Management System) and no movement is allowed while the system is "initializing". They might not have noticed that wasn't complete before starting their pushback. It would be necessary to "reboot". Perhaps his "stable table" for IRS use is an AHARS unit. On that type system there are no switches to "reboot" it if it has a problem. You have to remove normal aircraft electrical power and bring the power back on line one side at a time within a specific time period. This starts a new "initialization" of the gyro system. On the MD80 aircraft the captain could have used the Ground Service power system to keep the cabin lighted with normal power while he turned the generators off and then back on. Either the EMR 140 RJ doesn't have that capability or the captain forgot. -- Darrell R. Schmidt B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/ - |
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"Casey Wilson" N2310D @ gmail.com wrote in message
news:eDZoe.6217$KQ2.3601@trnddc08... Hilton, I'll bet you just opened the flood gates for another stupid diatribe from the Windows vs. the world mob. Funny how you worded that. I don't know what your intent was, but it sure reads like the "mob" you describe is the pro-Windows side, which in fact all of the stupid replies are actually going to be (already are) from the anti-Windows side. |
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I was on an CRJ-700 and experienced the same thing a few weeks ago,
also at LAX. Kinda disconcerting. Regarding the poster that begged that Windows CE never make it into the cockpit... too late! I believe some Horizon/Alaska flights use an iPaq of some sort to do weight & balance, and maybe others do too. |
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