You've heard other operators rave about Electronic Flight Bags (EFB) and the money and time that they save, or perhaps you've heard the horror stories of fleets that misused them and discovered pilots surfing the net with them.
The key to effective electronic flight bag use is to have a solid EFB Program established in your organization.
OBDS EFB QuickStart Consulting Service can minimize the time it takes to create a plan for an EFB Program. Using our tools, templates and services to create the plan, the training material and manuals needed to effectively implement an EFB program, will save you weeks of effort.
The resulting plan will ensure that your EFBs are safe, compliant and used properly by your fleet.
With that off your mind, you can concentrate on what should be your next big concern - IT Costs!
The biggest technical problem with EFB's up to now has been that the Windows-based units are susceptible to the same problems that all Windows computers face - IT departments dedicated to keeping them working, applications installed.
OBDS has addressed these problems with two technologies which run on all EFB platforms.
- OBDSSync is the solution to the problem of how to deploy applications, documents and data to a fleet of EFB's.
- MFB is the solution to the problem of how to launch applications, view documents, take notes and turns any Windows computer into a secure, dedicated EFB that cannot be used to "play games".
OBDSSYNC™
OBDSSync™ is included with OBDS MFB™ software. It automatically installs applications in all your EFB's, delivers documents and data to all your EFB's and returns pilot reports to the fleet manager from the EFB.
OBDSSync™ allows the promise of paperless operations to be realized. It reduces the problem of EFB management to a single click by centralizing all EFB administration via our online management server.
MFB™ - Multifunction Flightdeck Browser
Simply installing MFB on an EFB causes 150 separate tweaks and adjustments to Windows to optimize and secure the EFB, optimizing the human factors experience of the unit for day and night operations, and locks out ability to change or install anything on the unit without an administrative password.
MFB then becomes the "heart" of the EFB.
The central interface has been carefully designed with human factors engineering to ensure that pilots can launch applications, view documents and take notes in a turbulent cockpit environment with the click of a finger, or stylus.
Together, OBDSSync and MFB combine to become the core operating components that every EFB must have to be safe and efficient.
With MFB, your EFB investment is ensured. As new applications, libraries and data become available, you can easily integrate them, without requiring any pilot retraining.
In fact, since MFB runs on all Windows-compatible MFB platforms, you can purchase EFBs of any shape and size and ensure you only need ONE Training program