riffelj
Active Member
I rode w/ a friend in his -10 yesterday who was using an IPad for charts/plates. Looked pretty good - except in full sunlight. When I got home I surfed and found this NookColor from Barnes & Nobel. Looks like it has plenty of memory (32G on a microSD card), can display PDFs (from the free FAA site http://aeronav.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=aeronav/applications ) - in color, browse the web via wifi, play audio/video, do email and handle MS Office files. It appears to use a "IPS" (vs "e-ink") display so I'm a bit worried about how it'll handle full-sun glare in my -7A.
While the size looked good (compared to carrying/handling/finding all the paper charts/plates), I'm not sure how readable a chart/plate will be on the screen - and how difficult it will be to navigate to the right screen during high workoads. Price seems manageable - when comparing free downloads to buying paper charts/plates a few times. Battery life looks good (tho they are non-replaceable). It'd also be nice to be able to do email, surf & get wx radar at the destination too w/out lugging a laptop along.
Was wondering if anyone has any experience w/ one of these.
While the size looked good (compared to carrying/handling/finding all the paper charts/plates), I'm not sure how readable a chart/plate will be on the screen - and how difficult it will be to navigate to the right screen during high workoads. Price seems manageable - when comparing free downloads to buying paper charts/plates a few times. Battery life looks good (tho they are non-replaceable). It'd also be nice to be able to do email, surf & get wx radar at the destination too w/out lugging a laptop along.
Was wondering if anyone has any experience w/ one of these.