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A pilot in VFR turbulent weather; using his ipad for navigation the first time; discovered himself in bdl class C airspace.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1006812 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BDL.Airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 5900 Flight Crew Type 355 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
I was on a cross country flight and was using an ipad with foreflight software. This was the first time that I have used digital moving maps for navigation. In the past I have use paper charts. When I realized that I was in bdl airspace at 3;500 ft I quickly checked my paper chart and saw that the top was 4;200 ft. I immediately turned 90 degrees and climbed to 5;500 ft. Too many sources of information (ipad; GPS; paper charts) on a turbulent day in a small plane can be distracting.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A pilot in VFR turbulent weather; using his iPad for navigation the first time; discovered himself in BDL Class C Airspace.
Narrative: I was on a cross country flight and was using an iPad with Foreflight software. This was the first time that I have used digital moving maps for navigation. In the past I have use paper charts. When I realized that I was in BDL airspace at 3;500 FT I quickly checked my paper chart and saw that the top was 4;200 FT. I immediately turned 90 degrees and climbed to 5;500 FT. Too many sources of information (iPad; GPS; paper charts) on a turbulent day in a small plane can be distracting.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.