X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:24:54 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail5.tpgi.com.au ([203.12.160.101] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTPS id 4580500 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 15 Nov 2010 23:26:29 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.12.160.101; envelope-from=domcrain@tpg.com.au X-TPG-Antivirus: Passed X-TPG-Abuse: host=60-241-193-89.static.tpgi.com.au; ip=60.241.193.89; date=Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:25:51 +1100; auth=lCMk85acEwS5EitTlTMVBq/k80PlAUC0mhrQOc1Og5I= Received: from DomandJanPC (60-241-193-89.static.tpgi.com.au [60.241.193.89]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail5.tpgi.com.au (envelope-from domcrain@tpg.com.au) (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id oAG4Pn4J007552 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:25:51 +1100 From: "Dominic V. Crain" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Re: iPad in the cockpit X-Original-Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:25:42 +1100 X-Original-Message-ID: <008101cb8546$5614cdc0$023e6940$@com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0082_01CB85A2.898545C0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcuFNPqj0WVCVuBmQl+cz0J+02yziQAEQE7Q Content-Language: en-au This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0082_01CB85A2.898545C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 [mailto: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% ------=_NextPart_000_0082_01CB85A2.898545C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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 [mailto: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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