X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 08:48:57 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from omr-m02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.143.76] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTPS id 6472040 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 12 Sep 2013 08:13:56 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.143.76; envelope-from=vtailjeff@aol.com Received: from mtaout-da06.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-da06.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.134]) by omr-m02.mx.aol.com (Outbound Mail Relay) with ESMTP id 2AD40700000B5 for ; Thu, 12 Sep 2013 08:13:21 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.1.119] (24-107-98-233.dhcp.stls.mo.charter.com [24.107.98.233]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-da06.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id A53D8E0000F5; Thu, 12 Sep 2013 08:13:20 -0400 (EDT) References: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-B4ADCA22-D926-45CF-A1CE-DBDB7CBAC71A X-Original-Message-Id: <0D572C03-D61D-478C-8055-5994CEAC4C16@aol.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPad Mail (9B206) From: vtailjeff@aol.com Subject: Re: [LML] Fw: dim displays X-Original-Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 07:13:20 -0500 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33865231afe07cfc X-AOL-IP: 24.107.98.233 --Apple-Mail-B4ADCA22-D926-45CF-A1CE-DBDB7CBAC71A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Might be an EA-6B Prowler cockpit. Sent from my iPad On Sep 12, 2013, at 12:56 AM, cwfmd@yahoo.com wrote: >=20 > link to picture of A-6 Intruder cockpit depicting hood, over radar scope, o= n right panel > BN =3D Bombadier-Navigator panel >=20 > http://fotodj.com/elements/2001/Pittsburgh%20Air%20Show/Static%20Display%2= 0Pictures/slides/ZG55_509.jpg >=20 > ----- Forwarded Message ----- > From: "cwfmd@yahoo.com" > To: Lancair Mailing =20 > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 7:56 AM > Subject: dim displays >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > I'm no expert on the iPad, but I was a USN Flight Surgeon(and Test Pilot) (= and stayed at a Navy Inn ). We had technology issues for years, 1980s-90s, t= o get the cockpit displays bright enough to use in daylight. Its just really= hard to compete with bright sunlight. These guys are doing a good job using= a mass market display (on the iPad), but it will always be limited, by brig= ht daylight, compared to the much more expensive certified ($$$$) aviation d= isplays. > Bottom line- there may be some setup and usage tricks, but in general, its= not you, or your eyes, its a technology challenge. If you shield and shade t= he ipad(or any mass market handheld device), and your eyes to adjust to the d= immer light, you can see it. In the A-6, Intruder, we used a big hood for da= ytime ops to see the dim but informative radar display on a "cathode ray tub= e" >=20 > Bill Miller >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-B4ADCA22-D926-45CF-A1CE-DBDB7CBAC71A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Might be an EA-6B Prowler c= ockpit.

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On Sep 12, 2013, at 12:56 AM,= cwfmd@yahoo.com wrote:

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link to picture of A-6 Intruder cockpit depicting hood, over rad= ar scope, on right panel
BN =3D Bombadier-Navigator panel


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From:= "cwfmd@yahoo.com" <cwfmd@yahoo.com>
To: Lancair Mailing <lml@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 7:56 AM
Subject: dim displays



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I'm no expert on t= he iPad, but I was a USN Flight Surgeon(and Test Pilot) (and stayed at a Nav= y Inn ). We had technology issues for years, 1980s-90s, to get the cockpit d= isplays bright enough to use in daylight. Its just really hard to compete wi= th bright sunlight. These guys are doing a good job using a mass market disp= lay (on the iPad), but it will always be limited, by bright daylight, compared to the much more expensive certified ($$$$) aviation displays.
Bottom line- there may be some setup and usage= tricks, but in general, its not you, or your eyes, its a technology challen= ge. If you shield and shade the ipad(or any mass market handheld device), and your eyes to adjust to t= he dimmer light, you can see it. In the A-6, Intruder, we used a big hood fo= r daytime ops to see the dim but informative radar display on a "cathode ray= tube"

Bill Miller


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