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From: "Dennis Johnson" <pinetownd@volcano.net>
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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Ipad advice needed
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I had been using AirChart's printed maps and approach plates, until they 
sent an email saying that since everyone had switched to electronic charts, 
they were no longer printing the paper ones.  So I figured it was time to 
make the change to electronic charts, too.

I bought an iPad 4, full size.  It has 32 GB of memory, which seems more 
than I need.  It is Wi-Fi only and does not have 4G.  I subscribed to 
SkyCharts Pro, for $20 a year.  That gives me all the charts in the US, 
including Sectionals (and some WACs), IFR low and high, TACs, approach 
plates, A/FDs, and probably others I'm forgetting.  For $20, that's a real 
bargain.  SkyCharts Pro does almost all the things ForeFlight does, at lower 
cost.

However, I'm considering buying the Stratus box from Sporty's that will give 
me inflight weather at no additional cost.  (I'm avoiding calling it "free" 
weather, since the Stratus box costs close to a grand.)  The Stratus only 
works with ForeFlight, so if I go that route, I'll need to buy ForeFlight 
instead of SkyCharts Pro.

The iPad runs cool, although the Apple salesman told me that if the screen 
is exposed to direct sunlight, it will overheat and shut down until it cools 
off.  So far, on my limited flights, that has not been a problem.  I'm going 
to buy a canopy sun shade because the iPad is sometimes hard (but not 
impossible) to read in direct sunlight.  I'm doing a cross country in a week 
and will test the iPad at around 18,000'.

By the way, the specifications for the iPad 4 no longer include the 
limitation of 10,000' maximum altitude.

Dennis
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