Method and apparatus for using electronic flight bag (EFB) to enable flight operations quality assurance (FOQA)

摘要

A method for using an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) located on an aircraft to communicate Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) data to a remote aircraft flight data collection unit is provided. The method is directed to receiving FOQA data from one or more aircraft systems with an EFB on an aircraft while the aircraft is in-flight, and automatically transmitting the received FOQA data from the EFB to a remote aircraft flight data collection unit for analysis.

主权项

1. A method for using an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) located on an aircraft to communicate Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) data to a remote aircraft flight data collection unit, comprising:
receiving FOQA data from one or more aircraft systems with an EFB while the aircraft is in-flight; and automatically transmitting the received FOQA data from the EFB to a remote aircraft flight data collection unit for analysis, the EFB displaying at least a plurality of pages of data that are stored in a reference library of the EFB, the plurality of pages of data comprising at least one of static, dynamic and interactive pages of data including flight checklists, aircraft operating manuals, navigation charts, and navigation publications for flight crewmember review during a particular phase of flight.