IPad gets approval from FAA to replace paper flight charts and maps

Re:IPad gets approval from FAA to replace paper flight chart... by pmorici on Monday March 07, 2011 @08:11PM (#2299420)

What happens when you run out of batteries mid flight? Paper doesn't have that problem.

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Re:IPad gets approval from FAA to replace paper flight chart... by melling on Monday March 07, 2011 @08:27PM (#2299453)

You plug it in and charge it. At least that's what I did on my last vacation when I was in the air for 15 hours.

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Re:IPad gets approval from FAA to replace paper flight chart... by natfriedman on Monday March 07, 2011 @10:45PM (#2299741)

Most of the pilots I know who use an iPad as an EFB also carry paper charts as a backup. The real issue with the iPad in-flight, at least in a small airplane without A/C, is overheating and shutting down. I've seen this happen before and a backup iPad isn't much good in that situation. The fix is usually to remove any insulating case and direct a fresh-air vent at the device until it cools back down a bit.

Where the iOS devices shine is in the pre-flight weather briefing. Foreflight specifically is just an amazing tool for pre-flight planning. http://www.foreflight.com/mobile

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Re:IPad gets approval from FAA to replace paper flight chart... by ceejayoz on Monday March 07, 2011 @10:06PM (#2299657)

> What happens when you run out of batteries mid flight?

The same thing that happens to all the other electronics?

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Re:IPad gets approval from FAA to replace paper flight chart... by chime on Monday March 07, 2011 @08:19PM (#2299437)

They intend to have two of them, one per pilot.

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Re:IPad gets approval from FAA to replace paper flight chart... by ABFrep on Monday March 07, 2011 @10:44PM (#2299737)

You would be punished, or demerited, I assume.

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