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Electronic flight bag, an electronic display system for flight crews;
Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) is an electronic information management device
that helps flight crews perform flight management tasks more easily and
efficiently with less paper. It is a general purpose computing platform intended
to reduce, or replace, paper-based reference material often found in the Pilot's
carry-on Flight Bag, including the Aircraft Operating Manual, Aircrew Operating
Manual, and Navigational Charts. In addition, the EFB can host purpose-built
software applications to automate other functions normally conducted by hand,
such as performance take-off calculations.
The EFB gets its name from the traditional pilot's Flight Bag, which is
typically a heavy (up to 40 lbs/18 kg or more) documents bag that pilots carry
to the cockpit. The Electronic Flight Bag is the replacement of those documents
in a digital format. There are numerous benefits for using an EFB but specific
benefits vary depending on the size of the operation, type of applications used,
the existing content management and distribution system, the type of
applications deployed. Some common benefits include: weight savings by replacing
the traditional flight bag, reduced medical claims from handling traditional
flight bags, reduced cost, and increased efficiency by reducing or eliminating
paper processes. There are also claims of increased safety and reducing pilot
workload.
According to the FAA's Advisory Circular (AC No. 120-76A), an Electronic Flight
Bag (EFB) is an electronic display system intended primarily for cockpit/flightdeck
or cabin use.
EFB devices can display a variety of aviation data or perform basic calculations
(including performance data and fuel calculations.). In the past, some of these
functions were traditionally accomplished using paper references or were based
on data provided to the flight crew by an airline's "flight dispatch" crew.
