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Old 13th Jul 2012, 21:50
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FlareArmed
 
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iPads are pretty good

I've been using EFBs for years, recently supplemented with iPad. However, the iPad has become my weapon of choice because it's more readable. It's not mounted: I just leave it loose in a pocket next to me with the chart I'm using left open. Occasionally I'll make some self-briefing notes on a writing pad stuck to the yoke.

I also have the entire suite of OEM documents on the iPad as well as various off-the-shelf databases available as apps from the store. It's also easy to search the Jeppesen Airway Manuals (if you have Flight DecK on iPad) and all the PDFs are indexed, so the links work.

I keep detailed briefing notes for various destinations on it and they don't get lost. I haven't carried a NAV bag for years.

Some overseas regulators are coming to grips with paperless flight decks and have varying needs to cover redundancy.

If I had to go back to paper, I would see it as a huge step back.
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