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Old 27th September 2012 | 15:34
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mushroom69
 
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I was just speaking to a friend-test pilot at Bombardier. They now also use Bombardier Flight Deck App. ALL the manuals are included, permitting them to now be 100% paperless. Loading, M&B, QRH......which are "active," meaning when the checklist refers to "go to XXX," clicking brings you directly there.

As I have a lot of the manuals on goodreader, I have found that I read them more often, increasing knowledge and safety. Instead of looking it up when you get to the airplane, you simply pull out the iPad and look it up over a beer or a coffee, sitting with the crew and discussing an issue or answering a question.

He confirmed the same experience, that he now is reading the manual more than ever.

It took Bombardier nearly 2 years to get Transport Canada approval and the manual for the paperless is itself 2 inches thick, but probably a good way to go.
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