Originally published at: https://avweb.com/polls-quizzes/poll-jeppesen-foreflight-layoffs/
What is your take on the recent layoffs at Jeppesen ForeFlight?
Years ago when fore flight first came out, i noticed that it was only apple iPad based. I asked them when they were going to get into android. He said that they were working on it. Years later i asked them the same question. Then they told me no. They decided to stick with apple. I for one will not and do not use apple, so i went elsewhere. It appears that others have followed suit.
The decision to stay iOS-only was based on technology issues. iOS is a stable, standardized operating system that does not vary. Android is open-sourced, so each platform manufacturer can modify it to suit their own desires. As a result, Android apps may not work the same or even at all from one platform to another. Foreflight wanted certainty in operation, which they could not guarantee on Android, so they stuck with iOS-only – a decision with which I am happy since I don’t like surprises in the cockpit.
It’s Gordon Gecko all over again. That’s bad news for Foreflight users.
I don’t like surprises either in an aircraft. However, i found I fly efb android program that’s worked flawless for me. Prior to that, the only glitch I’ve ever experienced with avionics was a GPS back up unit that froze in flight for about 20 miles. The panel mounted unit kept working. I didn’t fool with the backup unit due to turbulence and a bumpy ride. Then suddenly after those 20 miles, my backup unit started to work just fine.
We initially used Microsoft Surface tablets at my 121 job many years ago in conjunction with the Jepp app, and had trouble with it freezing and such. The company switched to iPads with the same app and virtually all the processing problems disappeared. This is not Foreflight, but maybe another data point in favor of Apple.
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