X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:11:08 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [205.186.160.203] (HELO server.rmcginc.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTPS id 4581021 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:04:22 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.186.160.203; envelope-from=r.rickard@rcginc-us.com Received: (qmail 30672 invoked from network); 16 Nov 2010 07:03:45 -0800 Received: from 63-233-72-107.dia.static.qwest.net (HELO ?10.71.5.232?) (63.233.72.107) by rmcomserver.com with SMTP; 16 Nov 2010 07:03:44 -0800 X-Original-Message-Id: <39983E6D-7EC1-4DDC-8855-3C30CFD19904@rcginc-us.com> From: Bob Rickard X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-1-227494576 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: iPad Mail (7B500) Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPad Mail 7B500) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: iPad in the cockpit X-Original-Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:03:42 -0700 References: --Apple-Mail-1-227494576 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I beg to differ. If you turn off the cell coverage in a wifi/3G iPad, = the gps works. I was cruising at FL180 yesterday and had perfect GPS. = It won't work if you are in airplane mode, and if you don't buy the = wifi/3G one there is no gps. =20 Bob Rickard On Nov 16, 2010, at 7:24 AM, "Dominic V. Crain" = wrote: > Yeah =E2=80=93 I just went to look at an iPad as a b=E2=80=99day = present (for meself) and when quizzed the so-called Apple expert finally = acknowledged there is no GPS receiver built in to the iPad =E2=80=93 you = have to be in range of a 3G cell tower. Not a lot of use in the outback >=20 > Cheers >=20 > Dom Crain >=20 > VH-CZJ >=20 > =20 >=20 > 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 >=20 > =20 >=20 > 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. >=20 > As to external GPS units that integrate w/ blue tooth, what or where = does one get such a beast? >=20 > 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. >=20 > Couldn't recommend it enough! >=20 > 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' >=20 > Fwiw >=20 > Jarrett Johnson >=20 > 235/320 55% --Apple-Mail-1-227494576 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I beg to differ.  If you turn = off the cell coverage in a wifi/3G iPad, the gps works.  I was = cruising at FL180 yesterday and had perfect GPS.  It won't work if = you are in airplane mode, and if you don't buy the wifi/3G one there is = no gps.  

Bob = Rickard



On Nov 16, 2010, at 7:24 AM, "Dominic = V. Crain" <domcrain@tpg.com.au> = wrote:

Yeah =E2=80=93 I just went to look at an iPad as a = b=E2=80=99day present (for meself) and when quizzed the so-called Apple expert finally acknowledged = there is no GPS receiver built in to the iPad =E2=80=93 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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