Originally posted by Evan
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Please, tell me what IS TOPMS?
As best as I can tell it is:
-An acronym (thus you have a woody about it)
-A interesting concept that could be turned into any number of smartphone apps.
-A great idea that Gabriel laid out in detail in a textbook ass-hat parlour-. talk post
-A great idea that 3BS laid out in detail in a textbook ass-hat- parlour-talk post (in fewer words than Gabriel) (My idea did differ from his, but no one cares because I'm not an aeroengineer). (My idea was passive and involved green, yellow and red colors and categories of fat dumb and happy, somewhat off from where it should be, and not-good, better check V-3BS figures...and something you might do at 'the 80 knots' check for green/yellow or red category, well BEFORE V-2.)
-A potential distraction with potential unintended plane-bending-and-people-killing consequences (according to a 40,000 hour 747 pilot)
Is there A system...
...an FAA-approved system?
...pilot-approved system?
...manufacturer approved system?
...a legal-approved system?
...something crazy-thoroughly vetted for ease of use and hopefully minimized risk of unintended negative consequences.
Bottom line- A genuine, approved, tested, ready-to-go system, that truly is being 'resisted with no excuse'???
Does it truly exist in 'a final form', or are we still mostly playing with it?
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