Thread: United replaces 38 lbs of pilot p-books with 1.5 lbs of e-books
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Old 08-25-2011, 05:35 PM   #54
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Originally Posted by tubemonkey View Post
I realize they're old, but it doesn't take rocket science to retrofit a small PC.
Why would they? What would a PC do for operation of the airplane?

Yes, there are a number fo computers in modern aircraft, and even more in mo=dern avionics, but not general purpose PC like computers.
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