Ozrunways and other Apps - A warning
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In reality if your life depended on it, you wouldn't depend on an iPad. The software could crash, battery go flat, auxiliary power lost, aircraft electrical failure, gps not working accurately...
Versus getting lost with no GPS, dropping the maps behind your seat, blowing out the door or window....
Take your pick
Versus getting lost with no GPS, dropping the maps behind your seat, blowing out the door or window....
Take your pick
via andrewr:
I suppose it's like a LAME who believes engines sometimes fail....
I suppose it's like a LAME who believes engines sometimes fail....
..
Do you turn on your engine without checking the oil or amount of fuel in the tanks?
Electronic flight bags are great in that they displace a whole bunch of disadvantages of paper such as weight & awkwardness. But they come with additional limitations. If you are using the iPad as a safety critical extension of the aircraft, then it needs to be treated with the same respect as the aircraft. Things to check:
- Battery Level
- All the maps & charts are downloaded that you'll need
- Your subscription is valid
Lets see what you have to check with paper:
- You have bought the latest copies
- They are in-date
I cannot see any great hassle with EFB's. They just need to be treated with the same respect as the function they are performing.
Electronic flight bags are great in that they displace a whole bunch of disadvantages of paper such as weight & awkwardness. But they come with additional limitations. If you are using the iPad as a safety critical extension of the aircraft, then it needs to be treated with the same respect as the aircraft. Things to check:
- Battery Level
- All the maps & charts are downloaded that you'll need
- Your subscription is valid
Lets see what you have to check with paper:
- You have bought the latest copies
- They are in-date
I cannot see any great hassle with EFB's. They just need to be treated with the same respect as the function they are performing.
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i have had more GPS failures with garmin installed TSO'd stuff recently during night VFR than Ipad/phone gps. Garmin would lose GPS lock, but pad and phone worked fine. of course i was navigating on the VOR as primary and NDB.
