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Old Dec 25, 2012 | 3:44 pm
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Mokshu
 
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Originally Posted by NYTA
That would seem to defeat the whole purpose as AA did it to replace the heavy flight bags containing the aircraft manuals and the approach plates. I guess on Corsair they can't have emergencies below 10,000 feet and they always fly VFR.
It's just that iPad's are considered as EFB Class 1 by DGAC, so they must comply with EFB Class 1 use rules.

Now that AF is giving iPad's to its pilots, they might have the power to make the DGAC change this rule.
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