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Electronic Flight Bags (EFB)

Flying Guest Opinion: Transitioning to a Paperless Cockpit

Until recently, Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) were typically thought of as large computer devices mounted in the cockpits of high-end jets and airliners. They usually relied on a permanent mounting fixture, and needed to be hard-wired into the aircraft’s electrical system. Once installed, these EFBs provided electronic charts, moving map displays and weather in the […]

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iPad Buzz Resonates, But Will It Fly?

There’s an old joke about a down-and-out guy during the Depression hawking apples for $500 each. His response to the obvious question: “Yeah, but I only have to sell ONE.” Well, in the midst of the 21st century Great Recession, people lined up last weekend to buy Apple iPads at around that price, and this […]

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Jeppesen/Aspen Team on New Approach; New Chart Reader Unveiled

At a Wednesday press conference Jeppesen announced that it was providing Aspen Avionics with a new kind of data set that provides the Aspen-equipped airplane owner with a way to update multiple data sets at the same time. In one fell swoop, the user can install NavData, obstacles, terrain and cultural data on the Aspen […]

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