ABSTRACT
The flight bag carried today by commercial pilots, in conjunction with onboard aircraft systems, contains information needed to safely operate the aircraft in any flight environment. The information is logically and functionally organized into a series of operating documents called manuals, handbooks or checklists. Of these, the most common operating documents include a company policy and procedures manual (Flight Operations Manual), an aircraft operating manual (Pilot Handbook) and one or more chart and navigation manuals (Route Manuals). The structure is optimized for paper-based publishing and is constrained by size, weight and revision processes. As carriers move from paper-based information systems to electronic documents for flight and learning environments, there must be a significant shift from current content and organizational paper-based paradigms to dynamic, self-assembling information.
