EFB Classifications

As stated on the Teledyne Controls website:
"EFB Hardware Classes:
Class 1 EFBs are Portable
Electronic Devices (PED), are stowed,
not normally used during take-off and landing operations, and do not
require an administrative process to remove them from the aircraft.
Class 2 EFBs
are normally mounted in a position where they are
utilized during all phases of flight and require an administrative
process to remove/replace from the aircraft. Both Class 1 and 2 EFBs
are considered Portable Electronic Devices. Fixed equipment such as
computer mounts or docking stations require design approval.
Class
3 EFBs are fixed, installed equipment and therefore require
installation design approval.
EFB Software Types:
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Type A
Applications
- Use pre-composed and fixed data
- May be hosted on any of the hardware classes
- Require operational approval
Examples
include: Flight Operations Manuals (FOM), Company Standard Operating
Procedures (SOP), fault reporting applications, etc. |
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Type B
Applications
- Use dynamic and interactive data
- May be hosted on any of the hardware classes
- Require operational approval
- Require regulatory agency evaluation
Examples
include: performance calculations (such as takeoff, en route, and
landing), weight and balance calculations, weather and aeronautical
data, etc.
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here.
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