Readback December 2017

About a year ago, my wife bought several economical replacement knockoff chargers for her employees Mac laptops, the cords of which their cats had found delicious. They charged very slowly, yet seemed to run extremely hot. Within a month these chargers had all failed with an ominous brown patch on the side from overheating.

Editorial Staff

Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Apple's use of proprietary parts and policies is argued to be a defense of their brand and a measure to prevent unsafe, unreliable third-party products from being associated with their name.
When flying ILS approaches with an autopilot, pilots must always adhere to assigned headings or negotiate a new one, as autopilot intercept behavior varies and may require specific mode selection or manual intervention.
While WAAS vertical guidance cannot be used for alternate airport *planning*, it can be utilized for the approach itself once at the alternate airport, provided LNAV/VNAV or LPV service is available.
Pilots on an ILS must still comply with published stepdown altitudes *outside* the Final Approach Fix (FAF); indicated altitude can appear below published minimums due to factors like temperature error and altimeter accuracy, potentially leading to an altitude bust.

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Defending Apple

It’s tempting to attribute Apple’s policy to their greed and arrogance. But I think it’s something else entirely, and I have a personal example.

About a year ago, my wife bought several economical replacement knockoff chargers for her employees’ Mac laptops, the cords of which their cats had found delicious. They charged very slowly, yet seemed to run extremely hot. Within a month these chargers had all failed with an ominous brown patch on the side from overheating.