Systems and methods for crew interaction and coordination using portable electronic data storage and display devices

A system for facilitating crew interaction and coordination, comprising:

• at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices positioned remotely from one another, each of which includes:
• a data storage unit;
• a data display unit;
• a user interface;
• a data input/output interface;
• and
• a data processor that processes at least one of user inputs received through the user interface and automated inputs received through the data input/output interface to select data stored in the data storage unit and display the selected data on the data display unit;
• and
• a data transfer device that links the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices to form a data communications link between the data input/output interfaces of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices,
• wherein information regarding data selected at a first of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices is transmitted to and received by at least a second of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices, and the received information is processed by the data processor in the at least the second of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices so that the at least the second of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices automatically displays data recovered from the data storage unit of the at least the second of the at least two portable electronic data storage and display devices.