Originally Posted by
PilotFrog
I think Delta IT has a good strategy with the iPad. Let someone else ie: AA and Alaska do the research and testing, and when FAA approves it, then we can quickly buy some and get it up and running...
Actually that has been the Delta MO for quite some time.
AA went out and did the winglet mods on one 767 to get it certified, once it was Delta quickly put them on most of the fleet.
All I'm saying is there are 121 airlines using iPdas below 10K as replacement for charts, it can be done.
Own ship on a 10-9 will still require Ship GPS position input via 30 PIN dock connector, the FAA won't sign off on the built in GPS because the iPad antenna can loose GPS lock inside the cockpit...
Cheers
George