Narrative:

During climb out to FL410; we missed the turn onto AR16 at the lends intersection. This was our first flight with a new electronic flight bag on board. As we approached the lends intersection; the mia departure controller cleared us direct to the snabs intersection from our present position. When he issued the clearance; the controller did spell it for us; but I was unable to write it down as he spelled it quickly. I was doing the navigation chores from the right seat where our new efb is stationed and figured that I could quickly locate the intersection on the efb. Since the unit was new to me; finding the intersection was harder than I imagined. With more than a 100 KT tailwind; it only took 2 or 3 mins of me fumbling around trying to find the intersection for us to overshoot the airway and be 12-15 mi off course. Luckily; the controller was watching us and as soon as he saw that we did not make the turn; he quickly issued a turn and provided the correct spelling so that we could load it into our FMS. As far as we know; this deviation did not cause any loss of separation from any other aircraft. I learned that when breaking in a new piece of equipment; one should always have the old fashioned standby (paper en route chart) nearby when things need to be accomplished quickly. It certainly does not take long to find yourself off course; especially when you are traveling at over 9 mi per min!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GIV CREW HAS DIFFICULTY USING NEW ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG AND IS SLOW TO COMPLY WITH NEW CLEARANCE FROM ZMA.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT TO FL410; WE MISSED THE TURN ONTO AR16 AT THE LENDS INTXN. THIS WAS OUR FIRST FLT WITH A NEW ELECTRONIC FLT BAG ON BOARD. AS WE APCHED THE LENDS INTXN; THE MIA DEP CTLR CLRED US DIRECT TO THE SNABS INTXN FROM OUR PRESENT POS. WHEN HE ISSUED THE CLRNC; THE CTLR DID SPELL IT FOR US; BUT I WAS UNABLE TO WRITE IT DOWN AS HE SPELLED IT QUICKLY. I WAS DOING THE NAV CHORES FROM THE R SEAT WHERE OUR NEW EFB IS STATIONED AND FIGURED THAT I COULD QUICKLY LOCATE THE INTXN ON THE EFB. SINCE THE UNIT WAS NEW TO ME; FINDING THE INTXN WAS HARDER THAN I IMAGINED. WITH MORE THAN A 100 KT TAILWIND; IT ONLY TOOK 2 OR 3 MINS OF ME FUMBLING AROUND TRYING TO FIND THE INTXN FOR US TO OVERSHOOT THE AIRWAY AND BE 12-15 MI OFF COURSE. LUCKILY; THE CTLR WAS WATCHING US AND AS SOON AS HE SAW THAT WE DID NOT MAKE THE TURN; HE QUICKLY ISSUED A TURN AND PROVIDED THE CORRECT SPELLING SO THAT WE COULD LOAD IT INTO OUR FMS. AS FAR AS WE KNOW; THIS DEV DID NOT CAUSE ANY LOSS OF SEPARATION FROM ANY OTHER ACFT. I LEARNED THAT WHEN BREAKING IN A NEW PIECE OF EQUIP; ONE SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE THE OLD FASHIONED STANDBY (PAPER ENRTE CHART) NEARBY WHEN THINGS NEED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED QUICKLY. IT CERTAINLY DOES NOT TAKE LONG TO FIND YOURSELF OFF COURSE; ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING AT OVER 9 MI PER MIN!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.