Two pilots recently took Google Glass to the sky and flew a Beechcraft King Air C-90 aircraft; the pilots are calling this event the first ever Google Glass-assisted flight.

Here is the video of the Google Glass assisted Flight:

In the video, we get to see information cards on the Google Glass display walk pilots through safety inspection, and the takeoff checklist. We also get to see what air navigation maps, and meteorological charts look like on Google Glass.

The flight app that the pilots are using in the video was developed by Droiders, an official Google Glass developer. The flight app’s checklists is based on another app; the checklist app that Stanford University Faculty of Medicine uses in surgery. The app forces the wearer to complete every step on the list before the wearer is able to continue, therefore reducing the possibility for mistakes.

The flight training school that carried out this Glass-assisted flight on “Pilot Innovation Day” listed some of the benefits of using Google Glass during a flight in a press release.

Safety is the first thing that is listed in the benefits. Pilots don’t have to let go of flight controls or have to glance away to see data, weather, etc. – an explanation for why this is good is not needed.

Also, according to Adventia ( the flight training school), having Google Glass could possibly save $206,280.00 a year in fuel costs because planes would no longer have to carry around 60kg of paper.

This is very cool news, but the concept has many people asking questions. Such as, what if there is a glitch in the system? What if Google Glass gets hacked? And, all those other usual questions we get with Google Glass being tested in a new field.

It’s just a proof of concept, a very cool one at that. There’s a lot to do and a lot more to be answered, but for right now we should just bask in the glory of this awesome #ThroughGlass experience.

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