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U.S. Air Force Will Save $50M With iPad Electronic Flight Bags
The U.S. Air Force has announced plans to buy up to 18,000 Apple iPads after a six-month trial at Little Rock Air Force Base. According The Street, Apple will spend $9.36 million to give pilots electronic flight bags. (www.forbes.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I replaced a $1,050 annual paper chart subscription, with a $150 annual subscription from ForeFlight on my iPad that does way more, and provides the same charts on my iPhone as well for a back up!
Several of my clients are private pilots and I have sat and watched them just whip out the iPad and tap away at a screen and file a flight plan, get weather reports, order fuel and food, arrive 20 min later to have the fuel on board, the food waiting and off they go. Ronald Reagan said it best "We live in a world lit by lightening."
RobSJC you are dreaming, iPads made in the US or no deal, hell they would cost anywhere from 3 to 5 times more than the ones made in China.
They are truly an amazing piece of technology. I have seen many pilots using them for upto date weather radar and forecasts before they even get into the aircraft. Also I noticed it is not a Windows product... (Be nice i use both and like and dislike both for different reasons) - but just saying - no cold shut down and rebooting at 30,000 ft.
It's a good thing. Airlines and General Aviation pilots world wide have been using it for some time. It's lighter, easier to update and certainly easier to locate information. And it WILL save dollars.
There are not many informed comments on this subject on this Forum.
There are not many informed comments on this subject on this Forum.
It's definitely a good thing. Only the paranoids don't like it.
Fuel savings, paper savings, less human error on updating the traditional paper charts, etc.
Fuel savings, paper savings, less human error on updating the traditional paper charts, etc.