iPad for flying

Paul N · Jul 21, 2011

Foreflight is a great app, but I find myself using it for the flight planning stages only. I still have enroute charts, and paper plates.

I don't find the iPAD screen working out for me in sunlight.

rob lay · Jul 21, 2011

Paul N said: ↑

I still have enroute charts, and paper plates.

I don't find the iPAD screen working out for me in sunlight.
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I can't believe this, I use paper for preplanning, but haven't bought a single VFR, IFR, or approach plate in a year. that's the best part. I have found iPad hard to view outside in direct sunlight, but never a problem inside the plane.

4re Nut · Jul 11, 2012

Thought this might be of interest: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/11/airbus-electronic-flight-bag-apps/

For a while now, iPads have been used to replace paper in a pilot's daily duties. Airbus is also looking to further the cause with its Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) applications for the Apple slate. Pretty soon, airlines will have an alternative to existing EFB tech that runs PC operating systems with the "FlySmart with Airbus" app suite. The apps will allow crews to calculate performance and consult manuals without the need to cart around several hundred printed pages. Of course, to gain access to said software in the App Store, you'll need to be a customer in order to obtain the requisite download permissions.
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more info/press release: http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airbus-offers-ipad-electronic-flight-bag-solution/#
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4re Nut · Oct 2, 2013

Delta doubles down on Microsoft with Surface 2 tablets for pilots | PCWorld

Microsoft is celebrating another win for its mobile devices. Delta Airlines announced that it is equipping its 11,000 pilots with Surface 2 tablets to replace the traditional paper document flight bags.

A pilots flight bag contains flight charts, navigation tools, and other documents and information. That luggage weighs nearly 40 pounds on average. That may not sound like much, but multiplied by thousands of pilots flying thousands of flights that added weight costs the airline millions of dollars per year in increased fuel costs.

Delta is not the first airline to make the switch from a traditional document-filled flight bag to a digital version on a tablet. The United States Air Force, and United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and others have adopted the iPad as a flight bag replacement.

Delta does stand out as unique, though, for choosing the Microsoft Surface. The Surface 2 tablets will run Jeppesens FliteDeck Pro app, which was built for Windows 8.1. The app provides pilots with all of the research and reference materials normally found in the flight bag, with the added benefit of real-time access to relevant information as conditions change.

The Delta press release explains how some of the unique aspects of Windows 8.1 influenced the decision to go with Surface 2: With the Windows RT 8.1 operating system, pilots will be able to open two applications side-by-side, offering, for example, the opportunity to assess weather information alongside proposed flight paths.

This news comes a little more than a month after Delta Airlines announced that it is supplying nearly 20,000 flight attendants with Windows Phone smartphones to use for in-flight transactions, and passenger manifest information, among other things.

Not to take anything away from the Surface tabletI think it is a very capable tablet that is far better than its reputation or anemic sales suggestbut the move by Delta seems to be more of an endorsement of platform consistency, and volume licensing with Microsoft than for the tablet itself.

That being the case, theres a lesson there for other businesses as well. Even if you dont have 20,000 flight attendants or 11,000 pilots to manage, it makes sense to choose mobile devices that integrate smoothly with your existing infrastructure. Windows RT 8.1 devices can be managed through Windows InTune, and provide IT admins with more control.

The introduction of Office Mobile for iOS and Android does take away some of the unique value proposition of Microsofts mobile devices, but there are still potential benefits for both IT admins and end users for staying Microsoft-centric. The news from Delta should make more businesses take a second look at how Microsoft mobile devices might give them an edge.
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Soon to be found in Delta cockpits...

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KKSBA · Oct 2, 2013

4re Nut said: ↑

Delta doubles down on Microsoft with Surface 2 tablets for pilots | PCWorld

Soon to be found in Delta cockpits...

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The financial part of the transaction is not disclosed. I suspect the article could be titled "Microsoft donates 11,000 Surface pad's and 20,000 Windows phone's to Delta. Delta promises double-miles for any Microsoft employee that flies in the month of November as a thank you."

It's a good thing each pilot is given one. That halves the likelihood that they won't be available/locked-up during approach.

justinn · Oct 10, 2013

4re Nut said: ↑

Delta doubles down on Microsoft with Surface 2 tablets for pilots | PCWorld

Soon to be found in Delta cockpits...

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bwahahaha...

And yet another reason why I don't fly Delta.

Justin

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