SkyService pilots replace paper with tablet PCs

The Toronto airline deployed wireless rugged tablet PCs in an effort to improve operational efficiency and pilot productivity. Why the tablets are designed to withstand the rugged environment of an airplane cockpit

Airline pilots must have, in the cockpit, guides, maps and other aviation requirements during flight, but SkyService Business Aviation has done away with the usual paper shuffling and cumbersome three-inch thick binders.

Pilots need a variety of paperwork including navigation charts and maps, manuals for equipment usage and corporate operating procedures, and certification documents. “When you add that all up, that’s a lot of paperwork in both volume and weight,” said BC Campbell, vice-president of flight operations for SkyService.