Will.iam Posted October 3, 2021 Report Posted October 3, 2021 14 hours ago, LANCECASPER said: I don't doubt your story about the INS failure and the iPad 2 coming in handy, however I'm sure it wasn't in 2009 since the iPad 1 wasn't announced until January 27 2010 (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2010/01/27Apple-Launches-iPad/) and wasn't released until April 3, 2010. Quote
Will.iam Posted October 3, 2021 Report Posted October 3, 2021 14 hours ago, LANCECASPER said: I don't doubt your story about the INS failure and the iPad 2 coming in handy, however I'm sure it wasn't in 2009 since the iPad 1 wasn't announced until January 27 2010 (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2010/01/27Apple-Launches-iPad/) and wasn't released until April 3, 2010. Man you’re right i was way off on my years! Sign of old age all these flights are blending together Bought gps in 2012 so it was in 2012 not 2009. hard to believe we were still flying a 767 without GPS in 2012! I don’t know which is slower the FAA or the flying companies that don’t spend money for upgrades until they have to. 1 1 Quote
carusoam Posted October 3, 2021 Report Posted October 3, 2021 Is everyone loading up IOS 15.0 this week? Both ipad and phone are all OK using WingX still… -a- Quote
Will.iam Posted October 3, 2021 Report Posted October 3, 2021 I don’t like the url bar at the bottom yet as i keep trying to look for it at the top like firefox chrome and duck duck go still do. Haven’t figured out focus yet when all i want is do not disturb. Will have to use it more. Quote
toto Posted October 4, 2021 Report Posted October 4, 2021 6 hours ago, carusoam said: Is everyone loading up IOS 15.0 this week? Both ipad and phone are all OK using WingX still… -a- I did 15.0 last week, and then 15.0.1 showed up today. Quote
sleeper-319 Posted October 4, 2021 Report Posted October 4, 2021 On 9/29/2021 at 8:36 AM, Junkman said: @donkaye, how do you operate the 11" iPad in the cockpit? Mounted somewhere? Thanks for the PIREP! Following the recommendation of another MSer, I bought a magnetic car mount on Amazon and mounted it to the top of the yoke. The 11" Pro fits perfectly in portrait mode in the middle of the yoke. Way better than kneepad imo, and the magnetic mount is robust enough to hold it there, and still super easy to remove it doing that is useful. Had a ram mount there from previous owner, but the magnetic is simpler, smaller, lighter, and less obtrusive. On 9/29/2021 at 8:11 PM, DCarlton said: Really really really dumb question but I don't mind showing my ignorance. I've resisted using an iPad. Bought one years ago, put an USB port in my plane, paid for the subscription and never used it. What provides the aircraft position information to the application on the iPad when in flight? It has a built-in GPS of course, but in my case, GPS and traffic comes directly from the GTX345 via Bluetooth. I've got no love for Bluetooth as a protocol, but this setup has worked reliably every time so far. Quote
Will.iam Posted October 4, 2021 Report Posted October 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, sleeper-319 said: Following the recommendation of another MSer, I bought a magnetic car mount on Amazon and mounted it to the top of the yoke. The 11" Pro fits perfectly in portrait mode in the middle of the yoke. Way better than kneepad imo, and the magnetic mount is robust enough to hold it there, and still super easy to remove it doing that is useful. Had a ram mount there from previous owner, but the magnetic is simpler, smaller, lighter, and less obtrusive.. Can you provide a link to said magnetic car mount for your yoke setup? Picture of ipad on your mount? Quote
sleeper-319 Posted October 4, 2021 Report Posted October 4, 2021 58 minutes ago, Will.iam said: Can you provide a link to said magnetic car mount for your yoke setup? Picture of ipad on your mount? Image attached. Amazon order history isn't showing right now, but pretty sure this is the mount I have. Quote
Will.iam Posted October 5, 2021 Report Posted October 5, 2021 4 hours ago, sleeper-319 said: Image attached. Amazon order history isn't showing right now, but pretty sure this is the mount I have. So how does the magnetic mount attach to the yoke? Via a clamp or magnet? Quote
sleeper-319 Posted October 5, 2021 Report Posted October 5, 2021 Double stick tape built into the mount; the base is designed to be a little flexible. Quote
Vance Harral Posted October 5, 2021 Report Posted October 5, 2021 +1 for magnetic yoke mounts, best combination of easy/light/cheap I've seen. I prefer the Nite Ize "steelie ball" mounts over the plate-type mount linked to above (be sure you get the larger tablet size ball, not the smaller phone size). The reason is that a ball mount allows you to easily pivot the tablet a bit in flight. This turns out to be super handy for writing, and when the angle of the sun is just right to cast glare reflection in your eyes. Quote
Marauder Posted October 7, 2021 Report Posted October 7, 2021 I have my mini in a case and attach the metal plate to the back of case. The Scoche mount has a double side tape on it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.