Actually the Australian AirNav VFR program is very good BUT it has been designed only for PC’s. I rang ém up and asked if they are producing a Mac version for iPad and a loud NOPE was the answer. On the PC version they have the moving map function, but i want an iPad!!@$!@~~!!

Dom

 

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John Hafen.

 

What software do you use for your IFR and VFR charts?

 

Thanks.

 

Dave.

 

 

 

In a message dated 11/19/2010 5:03:26 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, j.hafen@comcast.net writes:

My iPad provides moving map display on top of VFR or IFR charts as I fly, as well as groundspeed, GPS Altitude, and Track.  At 22,000 feet, well away from cell towers.

 

What you can't get airborne is weather information.  

 

John Hafen

 

 

On Nov 18, 2010, at 4:52 PM, H & J Johnson wrote:

 

 

 

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% 
>

 

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