Spend all day in the sun and you’ll get 2nd degree sunburn…..

I think the best solution to my problem is:

Do all of my flight planning and fully charge the iPad on the ground.
Keep the iPad out of direct sunlight.
And shut it down until you really need the approach plates.
I’ve got traffic on my MFD but no weather.
The iPad talks bluetooth to Stratus and this is useful weather capability.

But, there is no compelling reason to have the iPad plugged in and charging all the time, just power it up when you need it then shut it down.
It brings amazing capability into the cockpit.
I also bring amazing capabilities into the cockpit, but without a relief tube/bottle, I’d be up the creek!

:-)

Angier Ames
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