X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 07:37:25 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail16.tpgi.com.au ([203.12.160.231] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.5) with ESMTPS id 6318009 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:23:29 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.12.160.231; 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, 11 Jun 2013 09:22:50 +1000 Received: from [192.168.0.2] (60-241-193-89.static.tpgi.com.au [60.241.193.89]) by mail16.tpgi.com.au (envelope-from domcrain@tpg.com.au) (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id r5ANMJaI022393 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:22:50 +1000 From: "Dominic V. Crain" Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_6BBB01FD-E269-45E6-B360-DB887B503A70" X-Original-Message-Id: <02F8EADE-ECA4-4B48-BAA3-9BCC0D9A939D@tpg.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.5 \(1508\)) Subject: Re: [LML] Ipad advice needed X-Original-Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:22:19 +1000 References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1508) --Apple-Mail=_6BBB01FD-E269-45E6-B360-DB887B503A70 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mornin Fred, I use my iPad 2 on the G-Force Mount and having recently flown Bacchus = Marsh - Maroochy and back using OZ Runways it worked a treat. OZ Runways = also allows you to have a BOM radar view when you want it if you have a = Telstra 3G (for coverage) card in the iPad. Helpful to you as a South = West Sandgroper. Cheers Dom Dominic V. Crain domcrain@tpg.com.au Phone 03-94161881 Mobile 0412-359320 On 10/06/2013, at 9:45 PM, Frederick Moreno = wrote: >=20 > > At our customary Monday morning coffee fest in my hangar this AM (100 = LL Java a specialty), one of the fellows brought in an Ipad 3 with = aviation apps and an ultrathin Logitech keyboard cover which combined to = overcome my buyers resistance.=20 > =20 > My wife and I decided it was time to get a laptop with WiFi since we = are in each other's way a lot with our single desk top computer at home. = By shifting the problem statement to include aviation use as well as = alternate use at home, the shift from plain vanilla el cheapo laptop to = Ipad 3 plus keyboard became seamless. > =20 > So, before spending my money, I wanted to check with this group for = the latest advice on Ipad3 or is the dual core 4 worthwhile?) = configurations for aviation use. How much memory? (We don't plan to = use it for movies or a lot of photos).=20 > =20 > Also want to confirm a review I read that the Ipad 3 has appropriate = stand alone GPS, gyros, and accelerometers to permit use of aviation = apps. One of the reviews showing comparisons of various Ipads showed = that Ipad 3 and 4 had GPS only in the 4 G versions, but Australian 4G is = different than US which created a flap over here some time ago. I need = to check to see if the 4G works in Australia. > =20 > Open to suggestions, cautions, recommendations and such. > =20 > Fearless Fred, returning to Apple after many years on a MacIntosh II, = sadly abandoned over a decade ago..... --Apple-Mail=_6BBB01FD-E269-45E6-B360-DB887B503A70 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Mornin = Fred,

I use my iPad 2 on the G-Force Mount and having = recently flown Bacchus Marsh - Maroochy and back using OZ Runways it = worked a treat. OZ Runways also allows you to have a BOM radar view when = you want it if you have a Telstra 3G (for coverage) card in the iPad. = Helpful to you as a South West = Sandgroper.
Cheers
Dom


Dominic V. Crain
Phon= e 03-94161881
Mobile 0412-359320

On 10/06/2013, at 9:45 PM, Frederick Moreno <frederickmoreno@bigpond.com> wrote:

At our = customary Monday morning coffee fest in my hangar this AM  (100 LL = Java a specialty), one of the fellows brought in an Ipad 3 with aviation = apps and an ultrathin Logitech keyboard cover which combined to overcome = my buyers resistance. 
 
My wife and I = decided it was time to get a laptop with WiFi since we are in each = other's way a lot with our single desk top computer at home.  By = shifting the problem statement to include aviation use as well as = alternate use at home, the shift from plain vanilla el cheapo laptop to = Ipad 3 plus keyboard became seamless.
 
So, = before spending my money, I wanted to check with this group for the = latest advice on Ipad3 or is the dual core 4 worthwhile?) configurations = for aviation use.  How much memory?  (We don't plan to use it = for movies or a lot of photos). 
 
Also = want to confirm a review I read that the  Ipad 3 has appropriate = stand alone GPS, gyros, and accelerometers to permit use of aviation = apps.   One of the reviews showing comparisons of various = Ipads showed that Ipad 3 and 4 had GPS only in the 4 G versions, but = Australian 4G is different than US which created a flap over here some = time ago.  I need to check to see if the 4G works in = Australia.
 
Open to suggestions, cautions, = recommendations and such.
 
Fearless Fred, = returning to Apple after many years on a MacIntosh II, sadly abandoned = over a decade ago.....