Replacing Paper Charts With E-charts
 

Hello

Anybody could share his or his airline's experience for the transition from Paper charts to E-charts ?

Is it totally Legal to fly and depend only on E-Charts through a Laptop computer in the cockpit or you still need the paper ones as a backup ?

Does it real save money or it's almost the same costs ?

Would you advice to do such a transition or would it be better to stick to paper charts ?

Kindly share your opinions and advices

Thank You in advance !

I suggest you read FAA EFB Advisory Circular AC 120-76A and EASA Temporary Guidance Leaflet TGL 36.

In addition two observations: at an EASA/FAA level only a class II EFB will allow you to fly completely paperless although a few local authorities have done so on a class I platform as well (LBA). Note that this is being looked at very hard at the moment and might well be reversed in the very near future.

In regards to costs: the business case for any EFB project is driven by e-techlog, journey log, LPC/OPT type applications etc and not by e-charts. Your biggest headache will be your back office solutions.....

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