The Federal Aviation Administration approved the use of iPads instead of paper flight manuals for pilots in the cockpit on American Airlines flights. Passengers, however, are still required to shut down anything with the slightest electronic pulse from the moment a plane leaves the gate until it reaches an altitude of 10,000 feet.The 1.5-pound iPad will replace about 35 pounds of paper, saving an estimated $1.2 million worth of fuel per year.Other airlines such as United, Alaska, and UPS are also reviewing this potential, but none have been approved to conduct flight operations in all phases of flight except American. This FAA approval cumulates the results from a 6-month test period whereby American flew thousands of hours with iPads to test and evaluate the product.Learn more from ZDNet.
F.A.A. Approves iPad use in Cockpits
