<s>
Cockpit	B-Device
iPads	I-Device
are	O
iPads	B-Device
used	O
in	O
the	O
aviation	O
industry	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
electronic	B-Device
flight	I-Device
bag	I-Device
to	O
replace	O
paper	O
charts	O
and	O
manuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
general	O
aviation	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
its	O
paper	O
backup	O
counterpart	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
mandated	O
by	O
the	O
Federal	O
Aviation	O
Administration	O
(	O
FAA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
many	O
applications	O
available	O
which	O
include	O
everything	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
paper	O
charts	O
plus	O
aviation	O
tools	O
including	O
navigation	B-Application
charts	I-Application
,	O
taxi	O
procedures	O
,	O
weather	O
maps	O
,	O
GPS	O
,	O
Minimum	O
Equipment	O
List	O
,	O
Company	O
Policy	O
Manual	O
,	O
Federal	O
Aviation	O
Regulations	O
and	O
flight	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
these	O
tools	O
have	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
private	O
sector	O
,	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
in	O
commercial	O
aviation	O
is	O
just	O
taking	O
flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
in	O
2011	O
the	O
FAA	O
authorized	O
charter	O
company	O
Executive	O
Jet	O
Management	O
to	O
use	O
iPad	B-Device
records	O
without	O
the	O
backup	O
paper	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
helps	O
to	O
make	O
way	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
to	O
become	O
an	O
aviation	O
instrument	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
motive	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
as	O
a	O
navigation	O
tool	O
is	O
the	O
practicality	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
would	O
replace	O
about	O
of	O
paper	O
charts	O
used	O
by	O
pilots	O
that	O
include	O
aircraft	O
flight	O
manuals	O
,	O
approach	O
plate	O
,	O
navigation	B-Application
charts	I-Application
,	O
policy	O
manuals	O
,	O
minimum	O
equipment	O
list	O
and	O
taxi	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
translates	O
to	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
paper	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
charts	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
saved	O
by	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flight	O
planning	O
is	O
also	O
made	O
easier	O
by	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
brings	O
several	O
safety	O
advantages	O
into	O
the	O
cockpit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Secondly	O
,	O
carrying	O
the	O
40+	O
pound	O
kitbag	O
that	O
holds	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
navigation	B-Application
charts	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cause	O
of	O
personal	O
injuries	O
of	O
the	O
pilots	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
also	O
allows	O
for	O
a	O
decrease	O
of	O
clutter	O
in	O
the	O
cockpit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
potential	O
issues	O
have	O
been	O
brought	O
up	O
including	O
distractions	O
in	O
the	O
cockpit	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
iPads	B-Device
are	O
prohibited	O
from	O
being	O
used	O
for	O
non-flight	O
purposes	O
and	O
pilots	O
are	O
still	O
using	O
onboard	O
GPS	O
instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extra	O
iPads	B-Device
in	O
the	O
cockpit	O
are	O
also	O
being	O
talked	O
about	O
as	O
a	O
backup	O
to	O
a	O
system	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Airlines	O
are	O
also	O
looking	O
into	O
the	O
safety	O
of	O
the	O
placement	O
of	O
the	O
iPads	B-Device
in	O
the	O
cockpit	O
.	O
</s>
