UNFAMILIAR WITH HIS OR HER NEW ELECTRONIC FLT BAG; PLT OF BE58 CLBS THROUGH CLRED ALT WHILE SEARCHING FOR AN ENRTE FIX.

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I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED AND AM WORKING TO INTEGRATE INTO MY COCKPIT PROCS AN ELECTRONIC FLT BAG (ON NOTEBOOK COMPUTER). ALTHOUGH I AM AN EXPERIENCED AND CURRENT PLT; THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ELECTRONIC FLT BAG HAS CAUSED INFREQUENT BREAKDOWNS IN MY COCKPIT PROCS. IN THIS CASE; I HAD JUST DEPARTED VFR FROM MSV IN VMC. I CLBED TO 4500 FT MSL AND CONTACTED AVP APCH ON 126.3. THE CTLR GAVE ME MY CLRNC TO PROCEED TO LYTEL INTXN THENCE V93PXT THENCE AS FILED; MAINTAIN 6000 FT. I READ BACK AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLRNC; BEGAN MY CLB TO 6000 FT AND USED MY ELECTRONIC FLT BAG TO SEARCH FOR LYTEL. I BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH SEARCHING THE ELECTRONIC FLT BAG RTE SECTION FOR LYTEL AND FLEW THROUGH MY ASSIGNED ALT. IMMEDIATELY UPON SEEING THIS HAPPEN; THE CTLR CLRED ME FOR AN IMMEDIATE CLB TO 8000 FT MSL TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONFLICT WITH RPTED CESSNA TFC. THE REMAINDER OF THE FLT WAS UNEVENTFUL. IN EARLY OCTOBER; I WILL BE ATTENDING MY YRLY RECURRENT TRAINING. IT IS MY PLAN TO HAVE MY INSTRUCTORS EVALUATE AND RECOMMEND IMPROVED PROCS FOR UTILIZING MY ELECTRONIC FLT BAG INFLT!