John, I thought so too, until I started to talking to the Apple rep at
the store. I've got the second highest level iPad [32Gb w/ 3G] and there is
no GPS [as in 'true' GPS w/ a built in receiver]. What it does have is what
they call A-GPS or "Assisted" GPS through connection to a 3G tower. If your
connected to 3G, then you have a 'sorta' GPS, however there is
still no actuall connection or reception of SAT signals. For me flying
@ FL240 it's pretty useless in this regard, but I would still recommend it
as a tool for carrying your charts etc. Foreflight and FliteDeck are very
nice.
Google the iPad w/ GPS stuff, there is lots of ppl not terribly happy
that it doesn't infact have a proper receiver.
Fwiw
Jarrett Johnson
235/320 55%
> Not true. The higher end models do have gps. I know because my
> wife got me the wrong one to start with. I had to take it back and
> pay a few hundred more to get what I needed.....
>
>
On Nov 16, 2010, at 6:24 AM, "Dominic V. Crain"
> <domcrain@tpg.com.au> wrote:
>
> > Yeah – I just went to look at an iPad as a b’day
present (for
> meself) and when quizzed the so-called Apple expert
finally
> acknowledged there is no GPS receiver built in to the iPad
– you
> have to be in range of a 3G cell tower. Not a lot of use in
the
> outback>
> > Cheers
> >
> >
Dom Crain
> >
> > VH-CZJ
> >
>
>
> >
> > From: Lancair Mailing List
[lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of
> H & J Johnson
>
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 November 2010 1:21 PM
> > To: lml@lancaironline.net
> >
Subject: [LML] Re: iPad in the cockpit
> >
> >
> >
> > Bob Are you positive that your unit has a built
in GPS? I just
> upgrade my iPad from the standard wi-fi to the 3G +
wi-fi and was
> wanting the unit w/ a GPS but was told that infact
they do-not
> come w/ a GPS. There are 'GPS emulators' that make it
work like a
> GPS but it isn't infact and gps. I can't get any
'gps' functions
> to work on my w/out the 3G operating.
> >
> > As to external GPS units that integrate w/ blue tooth, what or
> where does one get such a beast?
> >
> > REALLY
liking my iPAD for in-cockpit work. I did an entire trip
> last night
central Canada to Denver and return to Canada w/ two
> stops and
didn't pick up a single chart book or map [I have them
> still, I
just don't use them]. It doesn't get better than that!!
> Esp when
going into somewhere larger like Denver Metro area and
> getting
'yanked' around a bit switching up arrival plates or
> approach
plates is a synch.
> >
> > Couldn't recommend it enough!
> >
> > Btw, to date [only been using a iPad for ~4
weeks] I've not had
> issue w/ heat or altitude and I generally fly
Fl240 or Fl250 w/ a
> cabin alt of 7-8000'
> >
>
> Fwiw
> >
> > Jarrett Johnson
> >
>
> 235/320 55%
>