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Old 28th Oct 2011, 22:20
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mgTF
 
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I work for a company who is currently using the iPad in the flight deck, we are legally approved by out EASA authority, and all ykou have wrote so far is totally wrong. It's like when some of those flight simulator "pillots" try to explain to a real pilot how to fly their airplanes..

-first of all, the iso5 warning ONLY apply to fore flight, a nice app for recreation pilot, but nothing comparable to a professional app, the charts in there are those for the Internet aip of each country without a real check about their authenticity or currency. We are using the Jeppesen software which is absolutely compliant with the normal paper version airac update.

-the iPad has been tested either for the electronic interference and rapid decompression from 51000ft

-I don't see what's the problem with his battery in the cockpit when on a 380 500 pax could be using it in the back

-off course there are some IT restriction on it's use, it's not possible to delete any data, app, or anything as it's use is stricly related only to the jeep app and the PDF reader for all the manuals. Nor is possible to download porn movie in the night stop or bull**** like that!

-it's a class 1 EFB, portable device, not connected to any ac power source or system, to be stowed before TO or land.

-after using for more than 6 months I can only say that's the best tool ever, I've seen cockpit with charts on the mfd, or super certified efb aside the efis and none of them is even comparable to this in terms of user friendly interface, data completion ecc...



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