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Old 01-30-2011, 09:32 AM
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Default IPad in flight

I have used my IPad 3G on several flights now. RAM has a great cradle and ball mount for it for around $40 right to your door. I've used SkyCharts Pro and Foreflight Mobile HD to compare and both are excellant. When you look at the cost of each, SkyCharts Pro is a real winner. The AFD in Foreflight is easier to read but the SC Pro version is readable and the plates and airport diagrams are available on both.
Sunlight does have an effect. With screen full bright and my Koger shade up in my RV it is still easily readable. In all flights so far I have NEVER lost the GPS signal, even on a high speed low level river run with numerous yanks and banks. Reviewed it on TrackLog when we got home and every little turn was recorded exactly as it happened, so, no external gps device needed!
ps: have a Lowrance 2000C with power & data cord, antenna, etc. going away really cheap
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Old 01-30-2011, 06:09 PM
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For those flying with the iFly 700 are you privy to any updates on when the geo-referenced approach plates will be available? Thanks!
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Old 02-02-2011, 07:26 AM
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Default iPad 3G & SkyChartsPro

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I have used my IPad 3G on several flights now. RAM has a great cradle and ball mount for it for around $40 right to your door. I've used SkyCharts Pro and Foreflight Mobile HD to compare and both are excellant. When you look at the cost of each, SkyCharts Pro is a real winner. The AFD in Foreflight is easier to read but the SC Pro version is readable and the plates and airport diagrams are available on both.
Sunlight does have an effect. With screen full bright and my Koger shade up in my RV it is still easily readable. In all flights so far I have NEVER lost the GPS signal, even on a high speed low level river run with numerous yanks and banks. Reviewed it on TrackLog when we got home and every little turn was recorded exactly as it happened, so, no external gps device needed!
ps: have a Lowrance 2000C with power & data cord, antenna, etc. going away really cheap
I'm finding the iPad 3G and SkyChartsPro to be extremely reliable and accurate. The iPad GPS has been, for me, as accurate as the 430, and it's much more user-friendly. SkyCharts shows G/S,DTRK, ETE, etc virtually identical to the 430. The only catch I've found with the iPad is it's propensity to overheat IF you have the brightness full up, and the iPad is laying in full sunlight. Even in that case, which happened to me only the first time I used the setup, required about an hour before it overheated.

To each his own, but this combo works really great for me.
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Old 02-16-2011, 04:08 PM
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Does anyone know if you can use an Ipad without the built in gps with the external blue tooth GPS.
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Old 02-16-2011, 04:32 PM
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Yes you can.

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Old 03-07-2011, 04:03 PM
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Walter at iFly700 has announced a new v5.0 coming in the next few weeks. It will have NMEA autopilot compatibility.
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Old 03-07-2011, 05:35 PM
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iFly 700 price is going to increase in 2 weeks from $499 to $549.
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