Originally Posted by
bchandler02
I thought AA was using iPads for flight manuals now - wouldn't that prevent this?
Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
I wonder how this was discovered. I can't imagine anyone (either the pilot owner of the book or a supervisor/manager/GA) routinely checking that every required page is actually in the book unless it was some surprise FAA inspection procedure.
Maybe the replacement pages must match the originals (paper weight and print quality, size, punched holes, etc.) with xeroxes and faxes not allowed.
Just an educated guess but I would imagine even with electronic charts, the flight crew needs the paper as backups in case the ipad/whatever malfunctions.
So I would think that during the preflight checklists/briefings, when the pilot checked his charts and maps for the route and airports, he noticed something was missing or out of date.
Not sure why the needed info couldn't be scanned and emailed.