PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com Lighten your load. Sat, 18 May 2013 15:13:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Airbus Corporate Jets Presents Bluejay Cabin http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/airbus-corporate-jets-presents-bluejay-cabin/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/airbus-corporate-jets-presents-bluejay-cabin/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 15:13:16 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/airbus-corporate-jets-presents-bluejay-cabin/ The Airbus Corporate Jet Center (ACJC), the European consortium’s bizliner completion center in Toulouse, France, is here at EBACE (Booth 7040) presenting a new cabin concept. Engineers at the…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/airbus-corporate-jets-presents-bluejay-cabin/feed/ 0 Airbus Corporate Jets Presents Bluejay Cabin http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/airbus-corporate-jets-presents-bluejay-cabin/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/airbus-corporate-jets-presents-bluejay-cabin/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 15:13:16 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/airbus-corporate-jets-presents-bluejay-cabin/ The Airbus Corporate Jet Center (ACJC), the European consortium’s bizliner completion center in Toulouse, France, is here at EBACE (Booth 7040) presenting a new cabin concept. Engineers at the…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/airbus-corporate-jets-presents-bluejay-cabin/feed/ 0 Rockwell Collins Venue Cabin Management/Entertainment System Really Delivers http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-3/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-3/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:34:59 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-3/ Rockwell Collins has surpassed 250 deliveries of its Venue cabin management and entertainment system for business aircraft. Unveiled in 2007, Venue is an open-architecture design that “accommodates…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-3/feed/ 0 VIP Eurocopter EC175 Likely To Be Unveiled at EBACE http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/vip-eurocopter-ec175-likely-to-be-unveiled-at-ebace/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/vip-eurocopter-ec175-likely-to-be-unveiled-at-ebace/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:34:59 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/vip-eurocopter-ec175-likely-to-be-unveiled-at-ebace/ An announcement made this week by cabin equipment manufacturer Vision Systems hints that Eurocopter will unveil a VIP variant of the EC175 medium twin at EBACE, which opens on Tuesday in Geneva….

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/vip-eurocopter-ec175-likely-to-be-unveiled-at-ebace/feed/ 0 Rockwell Collins Venue Cabin Management/Entertainment System Really Delivers http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-4/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-4/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:34:59 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-4/ Rockwell Collins has surpassed 250 deliveries of its Venue cabin management and entertainment system for business aircraft. Unveiled in 2007, Venue is an open-architecture design that “accommodates…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-4/feed/ 0 Rockwell Collins Venue Cabin Management/Entertainment System Really Delivers http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-4/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-4/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:34:59 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-4/ Rockwell Collins has surpassed 250 deliveries of its Venue cabin management and entertainment system for business aircraft. Unveiled in 2007, Venue is an open-architecture design that “accommodates…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-4/feed/ 0 Rockwell Collins Venue Cabin Management/Entertainment System Really Delivers http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-5/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-5/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:34:59 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-5/ Rockwell Collins has surpassed 250 deliveries of its Venue cabin management and entertainment system for business aircraft. Unveiled in 2007, Venue is an open-architecture design that “accommodates…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-5/feed/ 0 FAA Approves Automated Rig Approach for Sikorsky S-92 http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-approves-automated-rig-approach-for-sikorsky-s-92/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-approves-automated-rig-approach-for-sikorsky-s-92/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:34:59 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-approves-automated-rig-approach-for-sikorsky-s-92/ The FAA approved an automated rig approach for offshore operators on the Sikorsky S-92, offering new functionality for the medium-twin helicopter. The system is said to “reduce cockpit workload by 60…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-approves-automated-rig-approach-for-sikorsky-s-92/feed/ 0 FAA Approves Automated Rig Approach for Sikorsky S-92 http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-approves-automated-rig-approach-for-sikorsky-s-92-2/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-approves-automated-rig-approach-for-sikorsky-s-92-2/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:34:59 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-approves-automated-rig-approach-for-sikorsky-s-92-2/ The FAA approved an automated rig approach for offshore operators on the Sikorsky S-92, offering new functionality for the medium-twin helicopter. The system is said to “reduce cockpit workload by 60…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-approves-automated-rig-approach-for-sikorsky-s-92-2/feed/ 0 FAA Approves Automated Rig Approach for Sikorsky S-92 http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-approves-automated-rig-approach-for-sikorsky-s-92-3/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-approves-automated-rig-approach-for-sikorsky-s-92-3/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:34:59 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-approves-automated-rig-approach-for-sikorsky-s-92-3/ The FAA approved an automated rig approach for offshore operators on the Sikorsky S-92, offering new functionality for the medium-twin helicopter. The system is said to “reduce cockpit workload by 60…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-approves-automated-rig-approach-for-sikorsky-s-92-3/feed/ 0 Rockwell Collins Venue Cabin Management/Entertainment System Really Delivers http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:34:59 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers/ Rockwell Collins has surpassed 250 deliveries of its Venue cabin management and entertainment system for business aircraft. Unveiled in 2007, Venue is an open-architecture design that “accommodates…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers/feed/ 0 Rockwell Collins Venue Cabin Management/Entertainment System Really Delivers http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-2/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-2/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 18:34:59 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-2/ Rockwell Collins has surpassed 250 deliveries of its Venue cabin management and entertainment system for business aircraft. Unveiled in 2007, Venue is an open-architecture design that “accommodates…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/rockwell-collins-venue-cabin-managemententertainment-system-really-delivers-2/feed/ 0 Three iPad seminars this weekend at Sporty’s Fly-in http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/three-ipad-seminars-this-weekend-at-sportys-fly-in/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/three-ipad-seminars-this-weekend-at-sportys-fly-in/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:36 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/three-ipad-seminars-this-weekend-at-sportys-fly-in/ The annual Sporty’s Pilot Shop Fly-in is this Saturday, May 18, at the Clermont County Airport (I69). Three seminars will cover the iPad, from Sporty’s, Garmin and ForeFlight.

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/three-ipad-seminars-this-weekend-at-sportys-fly-in/feed/ 0 iPad navigation app buyer’s guide http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/ipad-navigation-app-buyers-guide/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/ipad-navigation-app-buyers-guide/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 16:09:24 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/ipad-navigation-app-buyers-guide/ Pilots have plenty of options when it comes to choosing a preflight weather and navigation app for iPad. To get you started, here’s a side-by-side comparison of the major aviation apps.

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/ipad-navigation-app-buyers-guide/feed/ 0 NextGen Debate Takes Center Stage at RAA Convention http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/nextgen-debate-takes-center-stage-at-raa-convention/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/nextgen-debate-takes-center-stage-at-raa-convention/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:57:46 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/nextgen-debate-takes-center-stage-at-raa-convention/ As the Regional Airline Association gathered its membership in Montreal from May 6 to 9 for its first-ever annual convention held outside the U.S., few among the RAA braintrust could set aside…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/nextgen-debate-takes-center-stage-at-raa-convention/feed/ 0 US Airways Certifies NextGen SafeRoute http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/us-airways-certifies-nextgen-saferoute/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/us-airways-certifies-nextgen-saferoute/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:57:46 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/us-airways-certifies-nextgen-saferoute/ Last month US Airways became the first airline to receive FAA certification approval of the SafeRoute suite of NextGen avionics applications in the Airbus A330. The airline claims SafeRoute will…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/us-airways-certifies-nextgen-saferoute/feed/ 0 SITA Expands Datalink Service in Indonesian Airspace http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/sita-expands-datalink-service-in-indonesian-airspace/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/sita-expands-datalink-service-in-indonesian-airspace/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:57:46 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/sita-expands-datalink-service-in-indonesian-airspace/ Airline communications provider Sita is supporting the launch of datalink ATC service in Indonesian airspace. The Geneva-based company has an agreement with Indonesia’s air navigation service…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/sita-expands-datalink-service-in-indonesian-airspace/feed/ 0 FAA Won’t Close 149 Contract Towers After All http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-wont-close-149-contract-towers-after-all/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-wont-close-149-contract-towers-after-all/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 20:20:34 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-wont-close-149-contract-towers-after-all/ The FAA—and its parent agency, the Department of Transportation—today announced that it will keep open the 149 contract towers that the agency slated for closure on June 15. These cuts were to be…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-wont-close-149-contract-towers-after-all-2/feed/ 0 Delta’s Glass Bottom Jet App is worthy of a test flight http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/deltas-glass-bottom-jet-app-is-worthy-of-a-test-flight/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/deltas-glass-bottom-jet-app-is-worthy-of-a-test-flight/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 17:55:15 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/deltas-glass-bottom-jet-app-is-worthy-of-a-test-flight/ The Delta app for iPad offers a wealth of information for airline travelers, including the ability to track your flight’s progress while in the air and check out nearby landmarks as your fly past…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/deltas-glass-bottom-jet-app-is-worthy-of-a-test-flight/feed/ 0 Raytheon Wins Mobile ATC Contract from U.S. Air Force http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/raytheon-wins-mobile-atc-contract-from-u-s-air-force/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/raytheon-wins-mobile-atc-contract-from-u-s-air-force/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:30:50 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/raytheon-wins-mobile-atc-contract-from-u-s-air-force/ The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon a $50.6 million engineering and manufacturing development contract to build mobile ATC systems capable of providing approach control guidance to military and other…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/raytheon-wins-mobile-atc-contract-from-u-s-air-force/feed/ 0 Raytheon Wins Mobile ATC Contract from U.S. Air Force http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/raytheon-wins-mobile-atc-contract-from-u-s-air-force-2/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/raytheon-wins-mobile-atc-contract-from-u-s-air-force-2/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:30:50 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/raytheon-wins-mobile-atc-contract-from-u-s-air-force-2/ The U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon a $50.6 million engineering and manufacturing development contract to build mobile ATC systems capable of providing approach control guidance to military and other…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/raytheon-wins-mobile-atc-contract-from-u-s-air-force-2/feed/ 0 Customizing Garmin Pilot map overlays http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/customizing-garmin-pilot-map-overlays-2/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/customizing-garmin-pilot-map-overlays-2/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:14:13 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/customizing-garmin-pilot-map-overlays-2/ With the release of version 5.0, Garmin Pilot has staked a serious claim to the title of most powerful moving map features. But to get the most out of Garmin Pilot, you need to know how to set up the…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/customizing-garmin-pilot-map-overlays-2/feed/ 0 Customizing Garmin Pilot map overlays http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/customizing-garmin-pilot-map-overlays/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/customizing-garmin-pilot-map-overlays/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:14:13 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/customizing-garmin-pilot-map-overlays/ With the release of version 5.0, Garmin Pilot has staked a serious claim to the title of most powerful moving map features. But to get the most out of Garmin Pilot, you need to know how to set up the…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/customizing-garmin-pilot-map-overlays/feed/ 0 Customizing Garmin Pilot map overlays http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/customizing-garmin-pilot-map-overlays/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/customizing-garmin-pilot-map-overlays/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 20:14:13 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/customizing-garmin-pilot-map-overlays/ With the release of version 5.0, Garmin Pilot has staked a serious claim to the title of most powerful moving map features. But to get the most out of Garmin Pilot, you need to know how to set up the…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/customizing-garmin-pilot-map-overlays/feed/ 0 FAA Backs Away from Eliminating Overnight Shifts at 72 ATC Facilities http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-backs-away-from-eliminating-overnight-shifts-at-72-atc-facilities/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-backs-away-from-eliminating-overnight-shifts-at-72-atc-facilities/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 19:15:17 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-backs-away-from-eliminating-overnight-shifts-at-72-atc-facilities/ “The FAA has decided not to pursue the elimination of midnight shifts at FAA towers at this time,” a spokesman for the agency told AIN today. As part of sequester-mandated cuts announced in late…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/faa-backs-away-from-eliminating-overnight-shifts-at-72-atc-facilities/feed/ 0 Flying with ForeFlight course now an app http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/flying-with-foreflight-course-now-an-app/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/flying-with-foreflight-course-now-an-app/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 18:41:41 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/flying-with-foreflight-course-now-an-app/ Last month we told you about a new ForeFlight training video, offered by Sporty’s. This comprehensive training course includes over an hour of HD video, and is now offered as a native iOS app.

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/flying-with-foreflight-course-now-an-app/feed/ 0 Honeywell Synthetic Vision for Helicopters on the Horizon http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/honeywell-synthetic-vision-for-helicopters-on-the-horizon/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/honeywell-synthetic-vision-for-helicopters-on-the-horizon/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 17:22:39 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/honeywell-synthetic-vision-for-helicopters-on-the-horizon/ Honeywell, which provides SmartView synthetic-vision systems (SVS) for Gulfstream business jets with PlaneView avionics, Falcon jets with EASy II flight decks and Pilatus PC-12 NG turboprops with…

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/honeywell-synthetic-vision-for-helicopters-on-the-horizon/feed/ 0 An iPad glare-reducing screen protector that actually works http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/an-ipad-glare-reducing-screen-protector-that-actually-works/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/an-ipad-glare-reducing-screen-protector-that-actually-works/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 19:40:21 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/an-ipad-glare-reducing-screen-protector-that-actually-works/ One of the major weaknesses of the iPad is it’s highly reflective screen. This new glare-reducing screen protector make the iPad much easier to view during the day, and also keeps the screen clean.

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]]> http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/an-ipad-glare-reducing-screen-protector-that-actually-works/feed/ 0 DAC’s Tablet Interface Connects iPad EFBs on Dash 8s http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/dacs-tablet-interface-connects-ipad-efbs-on-dash-8s/ http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/dacs-tablet-interface-connects-ipad-efbs-on-dash-8s/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 13:09:26 +0000 PaperlessCockpit.com http://www.paperlesscockpit.com/2013/05/dacs-tablet-interface-connects-ipad-efbs-on-dash-8s/ DAC International is showcasing its GDC64 tablet-to-aircraft interface unit (TAIU) at the RAA convention. On May 6, the FAA granted parts manufacturer approval for the device, which feeds aircraft…

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