Comment on ACARS DramaparentComments−q3k1yThat must be a pain in the ass to type in.You get used to it, same as you got used to a QWERTY keyboard.(note: this based on my experience often interacting with another device with an alphabetic keyboard, not an FMC)−sooperserieous1yYou do get used to it, but also the workflow is not entering words as much as it is things like waypoint codes, and a lot of numeric bits, which is why the number pad has its familiar layout.
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You get used to it, same as you got used to a QWERTY keyboard.
(note: this based on my experience often interacting with another device with an alphabetic keyboard, not an FMC)
You do get used to it, but also the workflow is not entering words as much as it is things like waypoint codes, and a lot of numeric bits, which is why the number pad has its familiar layout.