The Paperless Cockpit

This was a really interesting concept, that I'm not surprised at all to see. Honestly, I think it would be a lot easier for the pilots, too, since the iPad (or any tablet for that matter) has search functionality that would make locating the right bit of information quick and easy.

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The Paperless Cockpit: "



What is in those bulky, black flight bags that pilots carry into the cockpit? It is not a change of clothes but reams of reference material needed for the flight — about 40 pounds of it. There are the aircraft’s operating manual, safety checklists, logbooks for entering airplane performance data, navigation charts, weather information, airport diagrams and maybe a book of KenKen puzzles thrown in for good measure.


But instead of carrying all that paperwork, a growing number of pilots are carrying a 1.5 pound iPad.


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