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For every scheduled flight, a pilot needs to take on board a selection of manuals, weighing up to 30 kg in total. AvioVision wanted to digitalize this physical data into a handy electronic flight bag. That's why they asked us to build a digital library that would give the pilot all the info he needs for a flight on a single and easy-to-use device.
Scope and ambitions grew when flight schedules where added, providing direct access to essential info regarding airports (such as landing strips, exception lists, etc.), maps (frequencies, wind maps, etc..), reports and info on airplane maintenance. It must also include a module to perform calculations (e.g. how many passengers / luggage can a plane carry, how much fuel will it need, etc.) for take-off and landing.
During analysis we faced different technical limitations that required some out-of-the-box thinking. To name a few: once the plane is in the air, there is no wifi connection, so everything needs to be in sync before take-off. Also the large amount of info that had to be displayed on a very small screen gave us something to think about.
On top of this, we had to stick close to regulations. All the buttons must have a certain dimension and colour to be usable under any weather circumstances (e.g. turbulence, influence of the sun, ...)
What started out as the build of a digital library, quickly grew out to be an elaborate project.
We followed a reverse course of action, compared to other projects. Where we usually start from a wireframe model, we now incorporated design elements into our wireframes. We printed out a paper version to create a prototype. By printing it to actual size, we could get a clear idea of how the end product would look and how it would behave in a pilot's hands.
For this project, we took care of wireframing and design. CUO performed reviews on the app. Those were immediately incorporated into the next iteration of the information architecture.
The end result: AVIOBOOK®, software for an electronic flight bag for pilots, supported by a base platform to enable information management for airlines and a full-blown back-office for central management of all info.
