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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Apple’s revolutionary iPad creates the paperless cockpit

Apple’s revolutionary iPad creates the paperless cockpit: Apple's iPad allows pilots to quickly and nimbly access information...

‘The iPad allows pilots to quickly and nimbly access information,’ said Jim Freeman, a pilot and director of flight standards at Alaska Airlines, which has given iPads to all its pilots. ‘When you need to a make a decision in the cockpit, three to four minutes fumbling with paper is an eternity.’