A leap into the 21st Century! This app would be just the go to beat the ATC delays in SYD on a Friday arvo, or at PER any old day!
Firemint » Flight Control HD for iPad
Pick a slot and land when you see a gap.
Seriously, aviation destroys complete forests everyday and 90% of it goes into the recycling bin, while the other 10% goes into a filing cabinet for 3 or 6 months, and then into the recycling bin!
I've heard rumours around Ground Ops that we could be working with iPads/tablets for LIRs, notocs manifests etc. Of course they would need to be military grade construction to survive the Ramp
, conditions can be nearly as tough as Afghanistan(without the IEDs and bullets)!!
PS I've seen some Atlas freighter crews using iPads, I believe the guys supply their own iPads and Co. supplies the apps (Jeppesen etc) and a Satellite wifi device. Not sure what they use to connect through but it could be Inmarsat SwiftBroadband uplink?? Anyone know the details?
PPS Here's some more info -
Arinc Direct Demos Cockpit iPad App | Aviation International News