![]() ![]() Otherwise a paper navigation log and paper flight plan form should be used.īe prepared to explain the navigation log calculations to the examiner. If the EFB can reproduce the required informationįor a navigation log that includes ETA and ATA, along with a FAA Flight Planįorm, the EFB may be used to perform this function, Simulate filing a flight plan (IFR or VFR as appropriate) ![]() Required duties in accordance with FAR 91.103 įor the initial issuance of a Private, InstrumentĪirplane or Commercial Pilot Certificate you must complete a navigation log and It is acceptable to use an EFB to perform your Whatever you are using it doesn't really matter if it is a paper chart or Under all circumstances, you need to know how to use Regarding the use of using electronic charts and EFB's. If you are planning on taking the test with aĭifferent examiner, you should contact them and ask what their policy is Taking you FAA Practical test with me, then you won't need to look any further If you are reading this and are planning on Their own particular policy on the use of these devices during the test, both on This says, in a round about way, that if youĪre going to use the electronic device, the information it provides needs to beĬonsiderations for the FAA Practical TestĮach FAA Designated Pilot Examiner is going to have If you want to read more, here isįAR 91.103 - Preflight action. In my experience, none of theseĭevices cause any interference. Test, it's up to you to decide if it's allowed. There are some FAR's to consider for operations of smallĩ1.21 - Portable electronic devices. Takeoff and landing and is worth considering that aspect. It does address securing these devices for certain phases of flight such as With Air Carrier approvals, not operations under FAR 91. Various EFB's for use in aircraft is found inĪC 120-76B, Guidelines for the Certification, Airworthiness, and OperationalĪpproval of Electronic Flight Bag Computing Devices. The FAA guidance to operators on how they approve (electronic flight bags (EFB))" when operating under FAR 91. "removal of paper aeronautical charts and other documentation from theĬockpit through the use of either portable or installed cockpit displays We can find out more of what the FAA says about thisĪC91-78, Use of Class 1 or Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) regarding the programs if they are presentingĪccurate information, also provided that the tasks in the PTS can be met while WingX Pro, Jeppesen Mobile Flight Deck, Garmin Pilot, etc. This means that it's OK to use the Foreflight, All the study guide contains on this subject is a test question for us that asks:Īllowed to use an electronic version of navigation charts?" The correctĪnswer was (is): "Is authorized if FAA requirements are met" Published a study guide for the seminar that all DPE's must attend every 24 To FAA Designated Pilot Examiners (DPE's) is vague. This also includes charts designedĪnd published by Jeppesen (and others that don't come to mind right now). Instrument Approach Procedure charts, etc. Today there are installed cockpit displays (as well asĮFB's) that show these electronic equivalents of the paper aviation charts suchĪs FAA Sectionals, TAC's, Low Altitude Enroute, High Altitude Enroute, WAC's, Type of device during the Practical Test. Going to use traditional paper charts or the electronic versions, using an EFB It is entirely up to you as the applicant if you are These devices during the test and, at the same time, meet the requirements of Iĭecided to research it and develop a policy to help you understand how to use I've been asked about this several times. To display your charts you plan to use during the practical test? This seems toīe the way the industry is moving. Policy on the use of portable (and built -in) electronicĪviation mapping devices during the FAA Practical Testĭo you plan to use an electronic flight bag device (EFB) Baumheuter, II FAA Designated Pilot Examiner ![]()
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