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television remote with a crude-resolution, grayscale liquidcrystal display. These quickly gave way to larger-screen
color displays, and the navigators became more hybrid as
devices that fulfilled the pilots charting needs overlaid on
the GPS function – the birth of the electronic flight bag.
Pilots sampled software options written for a range of
early tablet-type computers – but nothing clicked with a significant number of pilots.
Honeywell’s AV8OR line and Garmin’s 696 and 796 series faced the challenging timing of reaching prominence
just as something new waited to take to the ramp and, with
its arrival, totally undermine the financial and technological
basis for profitable, purpose-made EFB sales.
That device is Apple’s now-ubiquitous iPad.
Weighing at about a pound with a 10-inch, touch-sensitive screen, several aviation-software makers were ready at
the launch.
The publishers of flight-planning, charting and document-managing programs, almost simultaneous with
the iPad, let the new hardware quickly rise to dominance as a solution for many cockpit needs – where it
remains so through successive iterations.
Much of the success stems from the tablet-maker’s
strenuous control over applications approvals and the
strength of the Apple iOS operating systems for its
portables – iPads to iPhones.
But Google’s Android software and creative designers haven’t simply ceded the field to Apple. Entrepreneurs and software authors recognized that iPad
and iPhone popularity notwithstanding, a substantial
market would always remain among those unlikely to
ever buy Apple.
They enjoy plenty of choices from the Asus Transformer to the Blackberry Playbook, the Motorola
Xoom to the Nexus 7 and the Samsung Galaxy or
Sony Xperia. All of these tablets use Android software
to operate, leaving the shopper the chore of selecting
among varying screen qualities, memory capabilities,
connections and, of course, price.
Today, iPads remain the most popular platform
for portable functionality thanks to arguably the
largest variety of application options. But developers of iOS-based software continue to recognize the Android market and add compatible versions of their products.

Today, iPads remain the most
popular platform for portable
functionality thanks to arguably
the largest variety of application
options. But developers of iOS-based
software continue to recognize the
Android market and add compatible
versions of their products.

Jeppesen’s Mobile FliteDeck on an iPad

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Avionics News March 2013

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Avionics News March 2013

Point of Communication
AEA Now
The View from Washington
International News and Regulatory Updates
Android Devices and Software to EFBs, Tablets and Accessories
Member Profile
Testing Technology
Avionics News Through the Years
A Conversation With...
Member Profile
AEAviators
Minimal Panels
Before & After
Clear Skies Ahead
Aviation Aces
Legal Ease
Meat and Potatoes Avionics
Business Basics
Lines of Communication
What's New
Avionics News March 2013 - Intro
Avionics News March 2013 - Cover1
Avionics News March 2013 - Cover2
Avionics News March 2013 - 1
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Avionics News March 2013 - 3
Avionics News March 2013 - Point of Communication
Avionics News March 2013 - 5
Avionics News March 2013 - AEA Now
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Avionics News March 2013 - 13
Avionics News March 2013 - The View from Washington
Avionics News March 2013 - 15
Avionics News March 2013 - International News and Regulatory Updates
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Avionics News March 2013 - 19
Avionics News March 2013 - Android Devices and Software to EFBs, Tablets and Accessories
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Avionics News March 2013 - Member Profile
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Avionics News March 2013 - Testing Technology
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Avionics News March 2013 - Avionics News Through the Years
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Avionics News March 2013 - A Conversation With...
Avionics News March 2013 - 39
Avionics News March 2013 - Member Profile
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Avionics News March 2013 - AEAviators
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Avionics News March 2013 - Minimal Panels
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Avionics News March 2013 - Before & After
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Avionics News March 2013 - Clear Skies Ahead
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Avionics News March 2013 - Aviation Aces
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Avionics News March 2013 - Legal Ease
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Avionics News March 2013 - Meat and Potatoes Avionics
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Avionics News March 2013 - Business Basics
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Avionics News March 2013 - Lines of Communication
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