[wellylug] penguins on a plane
Adam Bogacki
afb at paradise.net.nz
Tue Oct 28 13:19:39 NZDT 2008
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> > Well that's an improvement because last time I flew on an AirNZ
> 747
> > (which was in April) they were running WinCE in the seatbacks. I
> saw
> > a couple crash and there was no way to reboot them.
>
> Did you try simultaneously pressing your seat adjustment button, the
> crew call and the switch for the reading light? They're probably
> wired
> through to Ctrl, Alt and Del for just this type of emergency :-)
That could end up re-booting Airbus A320 computer systems ..
Not a good idea in the era of "the glass cockpit" and "fly by wire".
Adam.
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