Amateur/Home Built/Experimental
Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60; Flight Crew Total 5900; Flight Crew Type 355
Distraction; Situational Awareness; Workload
Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Exited Penetrated Airspace
Environment - Non Weather Related; Weather; Human Factors
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.
A pilot in VFR turbulent weather; using his iPad for navigation the first time; discovered himself in BDL Class C Airspace.