How many pilots are using technology

I would like to know, how many of us, pilots are using the current
technology out there to our benifit. I'm talking about GPS, E-Flight
Bag, E-Aviation Charts. How long do you think before paper-less
cockpits become the standard?

In article .com,
" wrote:

How long do you think before paper-less
cockpits become the standard?

As long as the FAA's involved, I'm going to go with "never." :-)

Change FAA to Microsoft, and you have to find something longer than "Never".

"Beavis" wrote in message
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In article .com,
" wrote:

How long do you think before paper-less
cockpits become the standard?

As long as the FAA's involved, I'm going to go with "never." :-)

I would like to know, how many of us, pilots are using the current
technology out there to our benifit. I'm talking about GPS, E-Flight
Bag, E-Aviation Charts. How long do you think before paper-less
cockpits become the standard?

I have GPS in the cockpit. I carry paper and wouldn't think of not
doing so.

Jose
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I use VFR GPS and have started transiting to WACs instead of sectionals
for cross-country trips. I prefer paper airport and taxiway diagrams
for those airports with control towers.

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:10:15 +0000, Jose wrote:

I carry paper and wouldn't think of not doing
so.

I'm waiting for when the alternative is as reliable as paper. I've never
had paper fail for a bad battery. But I have had paper blow away. So
when I've an EFB that cannot fail for a bad battery but can blow away...

On the other hand, I do fly with a GPS and Strikefinder and I'm looking at
adding other capabilities (backup [solid state] AI, up/loaded WX, etc.).

- Andrew

Andrew Gideon wrote:
On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:10:15 +0000, Jose wrote:


I carry paper and wouldn't think of not doing
so.


I'm waiting for when the alternative is as reliable as paper.

I'm not so worried about reliability as I am ease of use. There's a new
paper thin tablet out there that looks promising but we'll see.

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:57:15 -0600, Newps wrote:

I'm not so worried about reliability as I am ease of use.

Because reliability is my requirement, I've never looked at the specifics
of the UIs of these EFBs. But I should think that they could be made
quite easy to use.

No?

- Andrew

They are easy to use, just inconvenient. Going to the other side of the
map, scrolling down because the page doesn't fit, etc. A computer can
display a page as nice as paper but it may take longer to access the
information.

Andrew Gideon wrote:

On Tue, 25 Jul 2006 20:57:15 -0600, Newps wrote:


I'm not so worried about reliability as I am ease of use.


Because reliability is my requirement, I've never looked at the specifics
of the UIs of these EFBs. But I should think that they could be made
quite easy to use.

No?

- Andrew

I work in the military simulation industry. One of the retired soldiers
had a sig on his office door:

"A map with a bullet hole in it is a map. A computer with a bullet hole
in it is a boat anchor."

These tools are wonderful, but paper as backup is essential. I also
carry a handheld GPS in my flight bag. And I'll add a handheld radio
when I can afford it.

John Stevens
PP-ASEL

wrote:
I would like to know, how many of us, pilots are using the current
technology out there to our benifit. I'm talking about GPS, E-Flight
Bag, E-Aviation Charts. How long do you think before paper-less
cockpits become the standard?