United Continental Holdings, Inc. has announced that it is converting to paperless flight decks and deploying 11,000 iPads to all United and Continental pilots. The electronic flight bags (EFB) replace paper flight manuals, and as a first for major network carriers, provide pilots with paperless aeronautical navigational charts through an iPad app. Distribution of iPads… Continue reading United Airlines first network carrier to introduce paperless navigation charts
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FAA AC 120-76B – DRAFT – Guidelines for the Certification, Airworthiness, and Operational Use of Electronic Flight Bags (EFB)
The FAA recently released for comment a draft Advisory Circular 120-76B, “Guidelines for the Certification, Airworthiness, and Operational Use of Electronic Flight Bags (EFB)”. This is the third revision of the AC 120-76 series and provides guidance for operational approval and installation of Electronic Flight Bags. While previous versions of this AC were applicable primarily… Continue reading FAA AC 120-76B – DRAFT – Guidelines for the Certification, Airworthiness, and Operational Use of Electronic Flight Bags (EFB)
From leather to electronic – the evolution of the flight bag
This article was written using in part material kindly provided by Mr. Dave Allen The gems in my collection Among my travel gear accumulated over the years, I have two items that are really iconic and which are both on the way out. They are two leather flight bags, one from Jeppesen in the traditional shape… Continue reading From leather to electronic – the evolution of the flight bag
Interesting people, unusual flight plans…
David Allen – Raised in an aviation family in an aviation town Dave was Chief Engineer, Crew Information Systems at Boeing What were you dreaming of becoming when you were a kid? I was raised in an aviation family in an aviation town. I was born and raised for 16 years in Wichita, Kansas. My… Continue reading Interesting people, unusual flight plans…
EFB Users Forum and Delta Expo – 21-22 April 2010, Atlanta, GA.
The first EFB Users Forum meeting will be hosted by Delta Air Lines at their world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The meeting will be chaired by Captain Alan Kasher, Southwest, and Captain Andreas Ritter, Lufthansa. The EFB Users Forum was formed by airlines to enable aircraft operators to maximize the operational benefit and the economic… Continue reading EFB Users Forum and Delta Expo – 21-22 April 2010, Atlanta, GA.
KLM and Aeroflot take-off from taxi-ways
Strange as it may seem one of the more difficult things that pilots have to deal with is finding their way around airports. Despite ICAO standardisation many obvious things like airport signage are not always the same at every airport, and even if they were, airport layouts will always differ. Surprisingly, navigating the aircraft down… Continue reading KLM and Aeroflot take-off from taxi-ways
Station calling – Visiting Jeppesen
Introduction In the aviation business, like in any other business, certain names rise to the top to be there for decades serving as beacons of progress and hope. Then some of them disappear, never to be heard of again. New generations grow up and for them names like Curtiss or Douglas or McDonnell do not mean… Continue reading Station calling – Visiting Jeppesen
NOTAM goes digital
What is a NOTAM? There are a few things in aviation that have survived over the years with so little change as the NOTAM, in spite of its numerous, known shortcomings. NOTAM is a quasi-acronym for Notice to Airmen, a system of providing aeronautical information introduced well over 60 years ago. NOTAMs… we have all… Continue reading NOTAM goes digital
Built-in obsolescence
I have often wondered what it must feel like to buy yourself an aircraft. Not a small propeller bird but something bigger, like a Gulfstream or a Boeing Business Jet. While thinking big, why not a 747? One of the attractive aspects of buying a big aircraft is the fact that they stay current for such a long time!