Originally Posted by
Fritzthepilot
I recently flew with a guy who did some part time flight manager work. He said United looked at the IPads and it was going to cost around $2 million ish to outfit the group. The snag is that United wants Java on the IPad and Apple wasn't willing to work around that issue.
Fritz
The ipad isnt FAA/PMA certified either. All EFB's to my knowledge have to go through pretty rigorous testing for use in the cockpit. A major one being the survival of a rapid decompression without the screen grenading (which is made of a very thin piece of glass) and sending particles in to the air. The certified EFB's cost upwards of $3500. I wouldnt hold my breath the 121 world will ever see these on the flight deck Plus I doubt Apple will spend the ridiculous amount of money it would take to alter the ipad and send it through certification. Having worked for the airlines in a previous life I dont think they have the common sense to use EFB's. I know CAL had them installed in the 777's. Thats real usefull - put it in the plane that goes to 6 different airports not the 737's that got to 180....
