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FAA Permits American Airlines To Use iPads In Cockpit "In All Phases of Flight"

Posted by timothy on from the especially-the-angry-birds-phase dept.

hypnosec writes "American Airlines has announced that it has received permission from FAA to allow its pilots to use iPads in the cockpit during 'all phases of flight.' According to the airlines, the tablet will enable pilots to store documentation in electronic form on the iPad which otherwise weighs 15.876 kg (35 pounds) when in printed form. Use of the digital documentation will enable the airlines to save as much as U.S. $1.2 million of fuel each year." That number sounds both awfully low and awfully specific.

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  1. Say what you like about printed books... by QilessQi · · Score: 1, Troll

    ...but they won't become unusable if you accidentally smash their screens against something hard during unexpected turbulence.

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    Koans and fables for the software engineer
    1. Re:Say what you like about printed books... by vlm · · Score: 1, Troll

      If you prefer platform redundancy, install "Naviator" or any of the other competitors on the pilot's (and copilot's) android phone.

      http://www.naviatorapp.com/

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      "Science flies us to the moon. Religion flies us into buildings." - Victor Stenger
  2. Re:The Sound of FUD by Dog-Cow · · Score: 0, Troll

    You have no fucking idea what FUD is.

    Please kill yourself.