How to utilize new iPad pilots of planes, helicopters and commercial aircraft

In May 2011 the Federal Aviation Administration has granted the U.S. the first American company Alaska Airlines permission for use in flight iPad. Later approval for its pilots also received American Airlines.

Since then, many airlines have gone over to use the iPad. In particular, the Canadian Transport Corporation CHC Helicopte Corporation for the flight uses more than 460 “tablets” Apple. How to use the same plates pilots of aircraft and helicopters, commercial aircraft?

iPad allows you to receive the latest editions of special editions, writes Helicopter. Countless applications have made the unit more accessible and, in fact, turned it into an automated information management system (EFB), which helps crews more easily and efficiently solve problems of control in flight.

The pilots say that the iPad - the most compact, durable and easy to use device-a tablet in the aviation industry today. The gadget is easy to replace the standard manual, consisting of about 12,000 pages and weighs over 17 pounds. A significant advantage of his over all other automated systems are the speed and efficiency of data retrieval. iPad greatly improves the ergonomic properties of the cockpit. A display device allows you to easily control the brightness of the image and use the zoom feature.

The ability to communicate with iPad most existing office networks, or mobile computer enables the operator to easily create their own records and to manage it. This is especially useful for the rapid solution of specific problems.

The usefulness of iPad is found in the collective use of multiple instruments. Thus, for rescue operations CHC Helicopte Corporation test aircraft equipped with three or four tablets: two in the cockpit, and one or two in the cabin. Prior to flight all the "pill" is constantly synchronized and updated with fresh information.

iPad has found its niche in the operations and maintenance of aircraft passengers. Guide British Airways last year issued its flight attendants in the use of tablets from Apple, which is loaded flight passenger lists, instructions on how to comply with security arrangements, menus and other important information needed in flight.

In the current economic conditions, the majority of air operators are constantly finding ways to reduce costs and increase profits. Recent studies have shown that during the term of the contract, the savings from replacing the traditional documentation to electronic content can increase profits from a vessel flying to several million dollars.

The pilots say that the iPad is a stable operating system with minimal load time, long battery life, strength, durability and a large number of compatible applications. There are hundreds of specialized aviation applications for the iPad.

A. Applications for working with documents. At a time when there are a number of applications available for the management of publications (for example, the application Documents To Go, PDF Reader Pro), probably the best features and functionality offers GoodReader. Particularly useful in the cockpit may be its ability to view multiple documents simultaneously.

2. Flight Planning. This interest is the application Foreflight Mobile HD, formed as "all in one." It includes the planning data of the flight. In addition, the built-in update manager imports the new image data every 28 days.

3. Build professional charts. Many pilots believe that the 9.7-inch screen iPad - this is just what you need to work with schemes of calls, weather maps and charts audit. A good example in this category is the application of the company Jeppesen Mobile TC, through which subscribers can receive the services of the company information about airports and work with other data on the iPad.

4. Individual charts. There may be a manifestation of the creative approach. One way is to scan maps and publish them in PDF.

5. Other flight information and general information. Preset the iPad Safari browser itself is a powerful application. In addition, many Internet sites with navigation data suppliers adapted to support mobile devices. At the same time a significant amount of flight data can be taken at the various sites of aeronautical meteorological centers.

Go to the iPad gives the aviation industry a major economic effect. Moreover, the use of logical devices, both in flight operation and maintenance techniques. In the second case, iPad, may have even greater potential.