With global flight coming out, I find that many of us will be putting out heavies on autopilot for our long voyages around the world. I thought it would be a good idea to have ATC vibrate notifications when ATC contacts you specifically so you know that message was for you. Many of us will probably put out phones/tablets down and let autopilot do most of the flying, so we are bound to zone out every now and then, so it would be nice to have that little vibrate to remind and tell you that ATC command was for you.
The vibrate function can also be used to give extra emphasis to pilots not listening to instructions or to tell them to check help pages. (Thanks to @PlanesForLife for this idea).
Also vibrate notifications would only work above a certain FL to avoid your device from vibrating while performing a manual landing.
Definitely, and it should only vibrate once you reach cruise or above 10,000ft. Otherwise it would be annoying to be on final coming in for a manual landing only to have your phone vibrate.
This would be extremely useful but thereâs one flaw. I know phones can vibrate but, to my knowledge, tablets couldnât. How would this vibrate function work with tablets?
If you âput your device downâ and are pre occupied with something else as you state, how is a vibration going to get your attention more so than the audio of ATC calling out your call sign?
Unless youâre a snake detecting vibrations in the air with your tongue, this idea ainât gonna workâŚ
You should be paying attention, especially in a busy frequency, otherwise, go to free flight.
If youâre holding the device, where else are you looking? The audio speaks your call sign. The text colour is different when itâs a transmission for you. Real world pilots donât get any vibration!
If youâre not holding the device, as the original post in this threads states, then a vibration wonât get your attentionâŚ
Would you be able to hold your phone/tablet for 10 straight hours during for an international flight completely uninterrupted? People are bound to put it down, and I personally donât think audio and a text colour would do it any justice.