Problem solved.
Please, please...after reading the original article, I detect a whole lot of bull Obama stinking it up.
My experience?
Retired USAF Flight test type, many degrees in math and EE.
Only “microsoft engineering” would let cockpit indications/controls be available to outside influences.
Blue Screen of Jihad cominf soon to an airport near you.
As someone actively employed in flight management and flight control systems, including navigation systems and ACARS, I call BS. ACARS is a simple messaging system that has been around for decades. In no way does an ACARS message directly feed the flight management system. The aircraft management systems are also in partitioned virtual computer segments and cannot event talk to each other.
Anyone knowing DO-178B Level ‘A’ & ‘B’ & ‘C’ systems knows this. Those that don’t usually believe hollywierd that a hacker can hack “the Pentagon” in 30 seconds if you just put a gun to their head.
Doesn’t the new 787 have Ethernet ports at each seat? Also, that network is only separated from the flight control network via a firewall. I would prefer two separate systems but they got the FAA to sign off on it.
Problem solved.
Didn’t know the cockpits had wireless hotspots.
French fries!!!