I just jumpseated out the night before and Scott Thumser was giving demos on a EFB there in AOC. I had a chance to use it and it's going to be the bomb!

FYI, at the present time there is no interlink between the FMS and the EFB. In other words you can't load up the FMS, then send the info to the EFB and have it all magically appear on the EFB. He said that what will probably happen is that when FO's are twitling they're thumbs waiting on the "boss" to finish loading the FMS, FO's should be loading the EFB's that way we'll have all the maps that are appropriate for the flight ready. Also, another interesting thing, since there is no FMS interconnect (at this time) then the maps won't auto update as the flight progresses. You'll have to scroll throught the appropriate maps on the EFB, just like taking out the paper ones now. Hope that wasn't too confusing. Apparently Honeywell is now on board on creating an interconnect between the FMS and the EFB.

Another FYI, don't expect any more "formal" training on the EFB. I was told that if it's on the plane, start "practicing/using" with it. I think after the first few times of usage, you'll see it's the way to go. It's just like how CPDLC has made life much nicer on certain routes.

Hope this helps
Z