B757 captain experiences ipad waypoint entry errors when cutting and pasting the route from the flig...

Attributes
ACN	1194301
Time
Date	201407
Place
Locale Reference	ZNY.ARTCC
State Reference	NY
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	Oceanic
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Tablet
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 200 Flight Crew Total 18000 Flight Crew Type 300
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

There is a specific format for naming latitude/longitude points within jeppesen flight pro on the ipad. The acceptable formats are listed in the jeppesen flight pro guide. You can not copy and paste your routing from your flight plan. Saber instructors are teaching this method and it will result in an erroneous position on the jeppesen ipad app. We discovered this on our transition form gander into new york fir. Our flight plan copied route (per saber instructor guidance) had us way north of our 40n50w entry point. Please advise crews. You must enter lat/longs manually.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 Captain experiences iPad waypoint entry errors when cutting and pasting the route from the flight plan as taught by ground school instructors. The flight plan format of 40N50W produces erroneous waypoints in the Jeppesen Flight Pro on the iPad.

Narrative: There is a specific format for naming latitude/longitude points within Jeppesen Flight Pro on the iPad. The acceptable formats are listed in the Jeppesen Flight Pro guide. You can not copy and paste your routing from your flight plan. Saber instructors are teaching this method and it will result in an erroneous position on the Jeppesen iPad app. We discovered this on our transition form Gander into New York FIR. Our flight plan copied route (per saber instructor guidance) had us way north of our 40n50w entry point. Please advise crews. You must enter lat/longs manually.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

B757 captain experiences ipad waypoint entry errors when cutting and pasting the route from the flight plan as taught by ground school instructors. The flight plan format of 40n50w produces erroneous waypoints in the jeppesen flight pro on the ipad.