FAA Grants Approval For iPad Use In The Cockpit

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FAA Grants Approval For iPad Use In The Cockpit [zdnet.com]

In June the Allied Pilots Association noted that American Airlines (AA) conducted the first tests of iPads for all phases of flight. AA pilots received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval to test iPads with electronic charts this summer and asked to take it to the next logical level: replacing most of their paper books and charts with digital documents on the iPad.

Seattle Pi notes that a 1.5 pound iPad replaces about 35 pounds of paper saving an estimated $1.2 million worth of fuel per year.

A source tells me that the FAA has granted the approval and that AA will be the first airline in the world to be fully approved to use iPads in all phases of flight. The first iPad-flights are set to take off on Friday.

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Nooooooo, it will crash the plane! You MUST turn off your computer during take off and landings, or you'll kill us ALL!
[theatlantic.com...]

(Think, maybe, we'll end this nonsense, someday?)

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I was surprised to hear about the fuel savings. No doubt there was some lobbying to get that pushed through.