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Economists, FAA Ensure Accuracy of High-Profile Numbers

Faced with a high level of public scrutiny and compressed timelines, the FAA turned to Volpe’s team of economists to help assess the costs and benefits of new pilot training rules. Changing something as fundamental as pilot training standards is an example of a high-profile rule where FAA must be confident that its cost-benefit analysis is rock solid.

EFB COTS Software Manufacturers

The information on this page is intended to complement the Volpe Center's 2010 EFB Industry Survey, which provides an overview of EFB systems and capabilities with a focus of the EFB user interface for both systems manufacturers.

Online EFB Publications

The documents listed below include a selection of free online publications and news articles, as well as protected publications that require membership or subscription, or are available for a fee.

Human Factors Evaluation of Electronic Flight Bags

In order to support the development of an Advisory Circular on electronic flight bags (EFBs), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) tasked the Volpe Center to identify EFB human factors considerations.

A Tool for Structured Evaluation of Electronic Flight Bag Usability

The purpose of this report is to document the progress to date on constructing this usability-assessment tool for EFBs. It covers how the tool was developed and tested, what it looks like to date, and how it could be used to help assess and track EFB usability. Further testing is planned to ensure that the tool is usable and to ensure that it adds value to the evaluation process.

Human Factors Considerations for the Design and Evaluation of Electronic Flight Bags

There is currently great interest in developing stand-alone electronic devices to support flight deck tasks. These devices, called "Electronic Flight Bags" (EFBs), were originally seen as a repository for electronic documents. Today, some airlines envision EFBs as multi-function devices supporting an array of applications, while others envision a simple low-end device used only for viewing documents, or perhaps for performing flight performance calculations.