The bigger question for the Romeo guys now...do you have to put your iPad in the bag along with your phones?
TACAIR aircraft don’t allow PFDs in the cockpit anymore, and I am told that the big-wing MPRA types have had to fly with all PEDs in a Faraday bag for some time now. A large part of my hesitation towards “us” allowing our students to learning pubs (in Primary) via ForeFlight is exactly this issue - many fleet aircraft don’t allow for such devices to be used in flight..
Oh and the Air Force solved the problem by physically cutting out the camera, mics, and GPS antennas from their iPads. Additionally, their devices can only be updated via specific WiFi hotspots when deployed. It cost a chunk of change to accomplish, but it seems to be working well for them. All their paper checklists are gone (or so a friend bragged to me) and their backup is a second iPad. As I understand it that solution works great for MAF, but it’s not exactly a solution the Navy can use afloat. Thus, paper pubs are still alive and well in the fleet, and for good reason I’d say.
Back when I winged (circa 2017) my Coast Guard friends were already issued iPads and FF subscriptions while in flight school, whereas I was paying for my own personal device and a subscription out of pocket. Now the Navy generously pays for the FF subscription and each wing/ command is issuing iPads as they have the funds, but it’s far from a uniform solution for all. Not good, not bad, just different!
