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PILOT’S GUIDE

Flight Deck iPads & Tablets
Uses Abound for Almost Everything – Except Guaranteeing Safety
S T O R Y B Y D A V E H I G D O N

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ears of near-miss opportunities and tardy launches once made the electronic flight bag seem merely a hot concept that couldn’t catch

Then came April 2010, and the first iPad arrived with typical Apple fanfare, fandom and software accessories. “That was the answer to my EFB fantasies,” the pilot said while updating his tablet’s subscription at a vendor’s booth. This pilot has plenty of company: airlines, charter companies, fraction programs and thousands of other pilots who embrace Apple’s now ubiquitous iPad. Now, after only two years, the iPad has already moved on to a third generation – with developers more ready than ever and fans following. Behind the popularity is price, reputation, operating ease and the wide variety of signature applications specifically written for millions of happy iPad owners. On the day of its release, more than 3,500 iPad applications awaited the early adapters. As of this spring’s release of the third-generation iPad, the number exceeded 200,000 and counting. Load the right software, and your iPad functions as whatever sort of computer you need, from hobbyaviator simulator to thousands of general applications for hundreds of other uses, such as games, business, health and, of course, aviation.

fire. Pilots largely embraced the concept of converting pounds and pounds of paper documents, charts, plates, procedures and manuals of myriad types into digital form. The idea became so appealing that uncounted pilots attempted their own adaptations with scanned charts and plates running on a host of off-the-shelf tablets and, sometimes, notebooks. Aside from some airlines, it never really caught on; victims of quirky interfaces, clunky operating systems and document shortcomings. When the most-prominent ready-for-primetime offerings arrived from Garmin and Honeywell – the aviation-oriented 696/796 family and the AV8ORs – pilots appreciated the solid performance, smarter interfaces and better graphics. But, the price points left them as novelties to many aviators and pilots who reasoned that their needs could be satisfied in paper – for far less. As one pilot explained at this year’s Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In, “I would do years of paper updates before spending what my partner spent on his EFB and its subscriptions.” So, those “digital guinea pigs,” as one pilot quipped about himself, continued their quest for a satisfactory digital-charting experience.

How do You Want Your iPad to Fly?
The original aviation applications products covered everything from the basics of flight planning to complete sets of charts and plates and other instrument

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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013

From the Publisher
Interested in AEA Membership?
AEA Staff/Board of Directors
New Avionics Products for 2012
Training Time
Combined Vision 2012
Before & After
Electronic Engine Instruments
Touchscreen Mania
In Through the Out Door
EFB Solutions
ADS-B
Flight Deck iPads & Tablets
WAAS GPS
Sounding Off On Audio Panels
Repair Stations
Manufacturers/Distributors
Affiliates/Index
AEA Member Company Index
Advertisers Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Interested in AEA Membership?
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - AEA Staff/Board of Directors
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - New Avionics Products for 2012
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Training Time
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Combined Vision 2012
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Before & After
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - In Through the Out Door
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - EFB Solutions
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - ADS-B
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Flight Deck iPads & Tablets
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - WAAS GPS
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Sounding Off On Audio Panels
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Repair Stations
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Manufacturers/Distributors
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Affiliates/Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - AEA Member Company Index
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Pilot's Guide to Avionics 2012-2013 - Advertisers Index
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