HMI Assessment Form.
LEGIBILITY OF DATA YES NO NA
1. Is the text easily readable in any operational environment?
2. Are iPad OS text readable and usable?
3. Is it easy to zoom in on text or graphics when they are too small?
4. Is high priority information easy to read?
5. Do the characters stand out against the display background?
6. Is the spacing between characters appropriate?
7. Is the vertical spacing between lines appropriate?
8. Are icons and symbols legible and easily distinguishable from one another?
9. Is the EFB display readable under all typical flight-deck lighting conditions?
10. Is the EFB display readable under direct sunlight?
11. Can all colors be distinguished under the various lighting conditions?
12. Is the layout of information appropriate for all applications?
INPUT DEVICES YES NO NA
13. Can EFB inputs be made quickly and accurately in any operational environment?
14. Does the input device provide sufficient tactile feedback in all environmental conditions?
CONSISTENCY OF APPLICATIONS YES NO NA
15. Is the user interface including functions and navigation consistent throughout the EFB?
16. Are the displays and controls used on the EFB similar across applications?
17. Is information layout consistent with the paper equivalent?
18. Is the information within applications organized consistently?
19. Are alerts and reminders consistent across all applications?
20. Are similar types of information accessed in the same way?
ERROR AND FAILURE MODES YES NO NA
21. Are all the EFB failure modes easy to see and identify?
22. Is the failure annunciation/message appropriate for the EFB function that has failed?
23. Is the revision information and currency available and presented clearly?
24. In case of charger malfunction or absence is the battery sufficient to enable full operational use of EFB for the whole
duty?
RESPONSIVENESS OF APPLICATIONS YES NO NA
25. Does the device respond immediately to user inputs?
26. Is the processing speed always appropriate for normal use?
27. Are appropriate busy or progress indicators displayed when processing is delayed?
OFF-SCREEN TEXT AND CONTENT YES NO NA
28. Is it obvious when information is out of view and can it easily be brought into view?
MANAGING MULTIPLE OPEN APPLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS YES NO NA
29. Is it easy to tell which application is currently open/active?
30. Is it easy to switch between applications?
31. Is it easy to return to the place where the user started from?
32. Is it easy to tell what document is currently in view?
33. Is it easy to move between documents quickly?
FLIGHT CREW WORKLOAD YES NO NA
34. Is there appropriate access to the all flight controls during both ground and in—flight operations when the EFB is
positioned for optimum viewing?
35. Are all EFB hardware components that are routinely used easy to access?
36. Does EFB start up in the predictable state?
37. Can required information be found quickly and accurately within all applications?
38. Are common actions and time-critical functions easy to access?
39. Is the workload acceptable when there is an EFB failure?
DOCUMENT READER APPLICATION YES NO NA
40. Is it easy to navigate selected document?
41. Is it easy to zoom in when presented information is too small?
42. Are bookmarks subjects detailed enough to find required information quickly and accurately?
NAVIGATION CHARTS APPLICATION YES NO NA
43. Is the revision information and currency available and presented clearly?
44. Is it easy to zoom in when chart information is too small?
45. Is the workload acceptable when configuring electronic charts while flying?
46. Is it easy to access charts when a last minute change is necessary?
PERFORMANCE APPLICATION YES NO NA
47. Is the revision information and currency available and presented clearly?
48. Is input and output data clearly separated from each other?
49. Are the units for performance data clearly labelled?
50. Is the airport and obstacle information available?
51. Are the critical performance calculation assumptions clearly displayed?
52. Are the calculation result as clear as information on a tabular chart?
53. Does the device identify entries that have an incorrect format or type and does it generate an appropriate error
message?
54. Can performance calculations be easily modified, especially when making last minute changes?
