![]() ![]() My bottom line was that an app had to be verbally interactive, so he went to work. Initially, the MiraCheck Copilot could speak checklist items, but it couldn’t accept an answer verbally. In full disclosure, I have an interest in the success of this app for reasons of my participation, but I have absolutely no financial involvement. Figuring it was another kludgy tablet app, I ignored him, but he persisted and ultimately impressed me. Bonasso asked if I would be interested in consulting with him on the program’s design and testing. ![]() Jeff Bonasso at MiraCheck read the Aviation Consumer checklist article and turns out he was a disciplined programmer who was also a seasoned pilot who was writing a checklist app. Instead, it only took a tiny bit of mindshare to confirm and verbally answer the challenge from the other pilot. ![]() He didn’t have to grab the card, find the right place, then keep his place as he read each item. In this way, the pilot got a thorough checklist without having to divert attention. The pilot flying would call for a checklist, “After takeoff check,” and the pilot monitoring would state the title and read each item, waiting after each for the proper status from the pilot flying: “Landing gear?” “Up.” “Flaps?” “Up.” “Power?” “Set” and so on. When I joined an airline I discovered the challenge/response method was precisely the better way. I always figured there had to be a better way. Like many GA pilots, I diligently used checklists on the ground, but even in the mighty Cessna 150 I used in training, in the air things seemed to get too busy. While it’s still maturing (rapidly), I think it’s the best the market has to offer. Sure, a few of the dedicated checklist apps for tablets and smartphones were better than paper, but none were as good as the challenge/response checklist method I was accustomed to in my airline flying job.Īs promised, I continued to watch the market for a follow-up report and ultimately began using the MiraCheck Copilot. In the market survey article on electronic checklists (August 2016 Aviation Consumer) I concluded that the checklist utilities in panelmounted avionics and most EFBs were no better-possibly worse-than paper checklists in terms of effort to use them. ![]()
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