The Apple iPad : Electronic Flight Bag?

In case you missed it yesterday, Apple just announced their long awaited tablet, the iPad.

At first, I was a bit underwhelmed, its just a big iPod touch right? Why pay $499 (at least) for features that are in the smaller, lighter cousins.

Then I stopped looking at it as a iPod, and more like an electronic flight bag.

What features does it have that make it excellent for an EFB?

• Long battery life (10 hours...although realistically probably five)
• Huge high resolution, back-lit screen (perfect for maps, IFR approach plates, etc)
• Loads of quality aviation software (you have to pay per app, but you get to customize the device with only the software you want / need to use)
• Doubles as an in-flight, or after flight entertainment device for yourself or your pax.
• Its price range already qualifies it for aviation ;)

All joking aside, if you're trying to decide between a light "netbook" and the iPad, why not take a look at a device that you can take in the cockpit as well? Now since the iPad is brand new, I wouldn't expect to see many of these in cockpits yet, but after a couple of generations of improvement from Apple, I have a feeling that will change.