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I couldn't resist and had to type in on this subject. I have been using the iPad since 2010 and also with the first version of foreflight when it came to us. The first generation of ipad did not have cell capability so I was limited to preflight planning whenever I was in wifi reception. However, last year I bought the latest version with cell capability and now I can receive last minute updates including wx up until I loose cell reception during climbout. Once I am enroute I pretty much turn it off until its time for me to pull up airport diagrams, approach plates, etc. unlesssss, ATC hands sends me to a point I am not familiar with. I was wearing the iPad on my leg with the clip leg strap, but now it gets crammed in between the seats.
We also upgraded the airplane to ADS-B out (GTX330-ES) and the Freeflight ADS-B receiver into our Advanced Flight Systems 4500S receiver. It works great!!! The weather, at least on the east coast, seems to refresh every minute to two minutes. I love being able to look at METARS and TAFs. Traffic could be better displayed as the only way to see most of it is in the map mode overhead view. In the attitude display, +/- 30 ˚ of centerline, +/- 2500' and six miles are where the traffic must be to be displayed.
Back to the iPad. With the EFIS displaying the route, I can see most of the points along the route although I don't have any IFR charts or plates displayed in the EFIS.
What I have come to is having the iPad for flight planning, limited enroute use, and terminal area use of approach plates and taxi diagrams. I would love to have the disposable income to have all of my enroute and terminal area charts displayed in a more 'heads-up' within my avionics. Those subscriptions are just too expensive in the avionics package we have. I understand that the new Garmin G3X have made all the terrain and navdata more affordable. If it were designing the next generation of avionics panels, I would look to have the ability for users to upload connect and display content off the iPad. In my mind its frustrating paying for the same content on two different devices, maintaining IFR certification, and being safe in the use of all our devices in the cockpit.
George - out
Sent from my iPad
On Jun 27, 2014, at 23:18, "Greenbacks, UnLtd." <n4zq@verizon.net> wrote:
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
N4ZQ
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