What is the idea behind the ACARS?Will it be possible to use this very nice feature in the turure?Somebody has an idea Greetz,Speedrick

Mr speedrick, please use your real name on this forum sir, thank you very much. There is something indeed behind the ACARS function future wise. Mr Randazzo has mentioned this a while back. If you read the top post http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=136&topic_id=55661&mesg_id=55661&page= maybe one can assume we might get some more detailed information soon. This is only a GUESS on my part. Best Wishes,[h4]Randy J. Smith[/h4][h3]P M D G's 747-400[/h3][h4]coming to a runway near you[/h4][/font color]Caution! Not a real pilot, but do play one on TV ;-)AMD 64 3200+ | ASUS KV8 DELUXE | GFORCE 5700 ULTRA @535/1000 | Maxtor 6Y080M0 SATA 80 GIG | 512 DDR 400 | Windows Xp Pro | Windows Xp Pro 64 |

Do Boeing 747s have ACARS? Or maybe just the newer ones (ER)? I had never herd of it before I started learning about the B777 and NG737 series.

Ryan,Most new airliners fitted with FMCs have some sort of datalink fitted or retrofitted. You can read about the Scandinavian Airlines ACARS system here http://www.sasflightops.com/. Choose the DAtalink menu on the left hand side. Very informative and thorough.Hope it helps,