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Book, eBook, Audiobook
downloaded, a full battery charge, and
flight plans loaded. Also, make sure to go
into your tablet's Settings menu and turn
off WiFi, Bluetooth, and other features
that you may not be using in flight to preserve battery life.
In interviews with a broad cross-section of pilots who use tablet computers
in both VFR and IFR flying, some "best
practices" begin to emerge. For preflight
planning, the tablet is the primary means
of checking weather, notams, TFRs, and
filing flight plans. Once pilots get to their
airplanes, differences appear based on
panel-mount avionics and ADS-B.
For pilots on IFR trips, the tablet

is relegated to a supporting role in the
cockpit and FAA-certified, panel-mount
avionics take the lead. Flight plan waypoints from the tablet computer are
entered (manually or via Bluetooth) to
the avionics. While taxiing to the active
runway, tablets are set to display georeferenced airport diagrams that enable
pilots to anticipate turns and hold-short
locations.
Before takeoff, pilots should load the
active approach procedure for the departure airport on their tablets so that the
information is already on the screen in
case an airborne emergency forces an
immediate return to the airport.

Technology working for you
IFR WITH FULL ADS-B
1. Check weather, file flight plan

IFR WITHADS-B WEATHER
1. Check weather, file flight plan

2. Enter route waypoints into avionics

2. Enter route waypoints into avionics

3. Takeoff: Tablet set to an approach
procedure for the departure airport or, at
a non-towered airport, full-screen traffic
(Note: Weather and traffic may not be
available on ground)

3. Takeoff: Tablet set to an approach
procedure for the departure airport

4. Cruise: Moving map (IFR en route
chart) with weather and traffic overlays;
or VFR sectional for added detail
5. Reroutes: Find new waypoints on
tablet and view the route graphically
6. Approach: Geo-referenced approach
plate, or Synthetic Vision
7. After landing: Airport diagram
VFR WITH FULL ADS-B
1. Check weather and TFRs
2. Enter route waypoints into avionics
3. Takeoff: Full-screen traffic

4. Cruise: En route chart with FIS-B
weather
5. Approach Geo-referenced approach
plate or Synthetic Vision
6. After landing: Airport diagram
VFR WITH ADS-B WEATHER
1. Check weather and TFRs
2. Takeoff: VFR sectional with FIS-B
weather

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3. Cruise: VFR sectional with FIS-B
weather
4. Approach: Synthetic Vision or Terrain,
especially at night or near mountains
5. After landing: Airport diagram

4. Cruise: Moving map page with
weather and traffic overlays

TIPS
1. Make sure downloads are current

5. Approach: Traffic page in daytime/SynVis or Terrain at night or in mountains

2. Keep iPad charged

6. After landing: Airport diagram

4. Keep it clean

3. Keep it warm/cool
5. Mount out of direct sunlight
6. Use anti-glare screen protector
7. Bring plug-in USB connections for inflight recharging

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