FAA guidance on EFBs leaves several questions unanswered
With more and more pilots bidding farewell to paper approach charts and turning to the convenience of handheld flight-deck computers, official word from th
With more and more pilots bidding farewell to paper approach charts and turning to the convenience of handheld flight-deck computers, official word from the FAA stipulating exactly how such devices may be used in the cockpit has been eagerly anticipated by the industry for some time.
Guidance came recently with the release of an advisory circular that outlines–for the first time–specific certification and operational standards for so-called electronic flight bags (EFBs), now in use not only by individual corporate operators, but also by large charter and fractional providers, which have reasoned that they stand to save a significant amount of money over time using the upstart technology.
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