Jeppesen’s iPad app may be the weapon of choice for many airline cockpits, but we think it lags far behind other apps in features and usability. It’s not bad, it’s just incomplete.
Jepps slow ipad efforts
Common wisdom in the computer world seems to be that if youre not adding features at breakneck speed, youre falling off the trailing edge into oblivion. We dont subscribe to that thinking; a good program doesnt need constant improvement to be a best tool.
Key Takeaways:
- Jeppesen's Mobile Flight Deck for iPad is deemed incomplete and lacking in features and usability compared to competitor apps, despite its prevalence in airline cockpits.
- The app excels in its terminal mode with fast search, efficient chart navigation, and unique lateral scrolling between approach charts, also offering dynamic and customizable en route maps.
- Key deficiencies include the absence of GPS position display on approach charts, less graphical data presentation, basic flight planning capabilities, and sometimes finicky GPS tracking, placing it behind other iPad aviation apps in overall functionality and at a higher cost.
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