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06-15-2020, 01:11 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Salmon Arm, BC
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iPad Mini obsolescence re Foreflight, Garmin Pilot, FltPlan Go
Just received a note from Foreflight that their new updates will require iOS 13. My aging iPad Mini 2 is operates on 12.4.7 and will become increasingly unable to take advantage of Foreflight improvements. It's unlikely I'll be able to afford a new iPad in the near future.
Should I consider Garmin Pilot, or am I likely to run into the same problem?
What about FltPlan Go?
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06-15-2020, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Vaca Moo Airport - TA37 in East TEXAS
Posts: 1,382
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If you're happy with the features you have right now just don't upgrade FF.
That's why I use WingX and FltPlanGo. They're both free so with the subscription money I save from not having to pay FF I can pay for a new iPad every few years, if I need to, and have a newer iPad and still save money.
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Sadly sold my RV-8 N52VM however I'm still trying to enjoy life by creating an airport with FREE campsites for pilots to come visit www.facebook.com/VacaMooAirport/ WHILE WAITING FOR THE HIGH WING RV15 ! 
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06-15-2020, 02:13 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: 8I3
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FlyQ works fine on older hardware. This is precisely the reason why I quit using ForeFlight a few years back. Haven't missed it one bit.
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Not a thing I own is stock.
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06-15-2020, 02:32 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Southwest
Posts: 1,293
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just me
My other pilot has an ipad mini2 running Garmin Pilot. It has been updated to iOS 12.4.5.
It seems the Ipad software version and the Iphone software version have never been the same number, but the features are the same. My iphone is at 13.x.x and my ipad mini is at 12.4.x
i see the ipad mini has an update waiting for me to install.
Are you saying you can no longer update the Mini?
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WARNING! Information presented in this post is my opinion. All users of info have sole responsibility for determining accuracy or suitability for their use.
Dues paid 2021, worth every penny
RV9A- Status:
Tail 98% done
Wings 98% done
Fuselage Kit 98% done
Finishing Kit 35% canopy done for now
Electrical 65% in work
Firewall Forward 5% in work
Fiberglass 0%, thought i was building in metal?
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06-15-2020, 02:55 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Livermore, CA
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iPad mini 2 here; runs WingX fine. I think WingX uses more compression/less memory than Foreflight so it ?fits? in older, low memory tablets better.
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06-15-2020, 03:00 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Vaca Moo Airport - TA37 in East TEXAS
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The iPad Mini 2 didn't get IOS-13 or any other update since last summer.
Hopefully WingX and others keep supporting IOS-12 because they stopped supporting IOS-11 and that made me lose my iPad Mini which was running fine. I could have kept running WingX on IOS-11 but it would have been missing lots of good updates.
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Sadly sold my RV-8 N52VM however I'm still trying to enjoy life by creating an airport with FREE campsites for pilots to come visit www.facebook.com/VacaMooAirport/ WHILE WAITING FOR THE HIGH WING RV15 !
Exempt by 3 out of the 10 ways but I still donated.
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06-15-2020, 03:57 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: LSGY
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get a new one?
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06-15-2020, 04:40 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: San Diego
Posts: 493
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ham
Just received a note from Foreflight that their new updates will require iOS 13. My aging iPad Mini 2 is operates on 12.4.7 and will become increasingly unable to take advantage of Foreflight improvements. It's unlikely I'll be able to afford a new iPad in the near future.
Should I consider Garmin Pilot, or am I likely to run into the same problem?
What about FltPlan Go?
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By any chance, do you have a copy of that note? I asked around at ForeFlight, and have not found anyone who is aware of the app being limited to iOS 13+.
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06-15-2020, 05:21 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Southwest
Posts: 1,293
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ipad mini
There is no iOS 13 version for the iPad mini. the iPad mini uses a different numbering system for the revisions.
The latest iOS for the ipad mini should work. i think it is 12.4.7
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WARNING! Information presented in this post is my opinion. All users of info have sole responsibility for determining accuracy or suitability for their use.
Dues paid 2021, worth every penny
RV9A- Status:
Tail 98% done
Wings 98% done
Fuselage Kit 98% done
Finishing Kit 35% canopy done for now
Electrical 65% in work
Firewall Forward 5% in work
Fiberglass 0%, thought i was building in metal?
www.pilotjohnsrv9.blogspot.com
Last edited by PilotjohnS : 06-15-2020 at 08:32 PM.
Reason: Clarified ipad mini
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06-15-2020, 05:27 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: San Diego
Posts: 493
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PilotjohnS
There is no iOS 13 version for the ipad; the iPad uses a different numbering system for the revisions.
The latest iOS for the ipad mini should work. i think it is 12.4.7
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The latest iPad OS is 13.5.1
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210394
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