I took yesterday off from work and spent 6 hours under the hood. It was hot and sticky and while the flying and learning was good, the weather pushed the limits of bearable. My iPad thought so, too, as it gave me the overheat warning and shutdown on me twice. Given that the iPad (Air 2, specifically) is my sole source of charts, this is a bit disconcerting.
I have it mounted on a kneeboard. I'm doing the instrument in a Grumman Tiger so there is some shade on top; I can imagine this is much more of a problem in an RV. It seemed to happen when the sun was shining directly on the screen and from what I've read on the interwebs, that seems to be the killer. I will try to manage that as best I can from now on, but does anyone else have any tips?
I'm beginning to wonder if I'm better of buying a purpose built EFB like a Garmin 796. It seems so silly to me to buy a single purpose computer but the extended temperature ratings look pretty attractive right now. I also would hate to lose Foreflight.
I have it mounted on a kneeboard. I'm doing the instrument in a Grumman Tiger so there is some shade on top; I can imagine this is much more of a problem in an RV. It seemed to happen when the sun was shining directly on the screen and from what I've read on the interwebs, that seems to be the killer. I will try to manage that as best I can from now on, but does anyone else have any tips?
I'm beginning to wonder if I'm better of buying a purpose built EFB like a Garmin 796. It seems so silly to me to buy a single purpose computer but the extended temperature ratings look pretty attractive right now. I also would hate to lose Foreflight.
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