M20E-1964 Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Posted May 9, 2012 Quote: 231flyer Our Mooneys come with a great pre-mounted attach plate for the iPad. Quote
M20E-1964 Posted May 9, 2012 Author Report Posted May 9, 2012 Quote: 231flyer Our Mooneys come with a great pre-mounted attach plate for the iPad. Simply remove the screw holding the lower hand strap on the co-pilot A pillar and attach a Ram or other base. The mount is very sturdy and will keep your iPad in your normal scan without obscuring any of the engine instruments/CBs etc. Quote
jetdriven Posted May 10, 2012 Report Posted May 10, 2012 I just can't do it. That iPad creates a blind spot the size of a 747-400. And to think of the head injuries by the right seat passenger if you do have a whoopsie. Quote
aviatoreb Posted May 11, 2012 Report Posted May 11, 2012 Quote: jetdriven I just can't do it. That iPad creates a blind spot the size of a 747-400. And to think of the head injuries by the right seat passenger if you do have a whoopsie. Quote
aviatoreb Posted May 11, 2012 Report Posted May 11, 2012 Check out my new setup. Just installed it last night on my A Samsung Galaxy 7'' running Garmin Pilot Android. Just test flew it this morning. It works very well! The software is not QUITE as nice as FF yet, but its new and I expect it to catch up quickly - and anyway the software is already quite nice enough. I am running on the 30 day free trial but I am fully expecting to buy. I did already buy the georeferenced charts for $49/year and I expect i will also buy the safe-taxi for $29 - Garmin has finally gotten with the program data updates that are in line with the competitors. I LOVE FF, but I hate the ipad in the cockpit - too BIG! Look at how nicely the Galaxy 7'' sits inside the yoke without interfering with hand positions or blocking any certified instruments. It is quite big enough even for approach plates. I think this size is essentially the perfect solution. The Galaxy 7'' 2 is $249, includes built in GPS - but I am expecting I will couple it to my dualGPS wifii gps - nice touch screen that is not sensitive to polarized sunglasses like my ipad 1. I have some parts of old raam mounts that allowed me to rig this up very securely, and without an actual clip for the Galaxy - instead I put a big ol' piece of velcro on the whole back of the Galaxy and on the raam flat plat and they just stick very firmly, but also easy to remove - I am going to charge continuously from inside the airplane and remove it just for chart updates. For me this is essentially perfect. Quote
TonyPynes Posted May 11, 2012 Report Posted May 11, 2012 Quote: aviatoreb Check out my new setup. Just installed it last night on my A Samsung Galaxy 7'' running Garmin Pilot Android. Just test flew it this morning. It works very well! The software is not QUITE as nice as FF yet, but its new and I expect it to catch up quickly - and anyway the software is already quite nice enough. I am running on the 30 day free trial but I am fully expecting to buy. I did already buy the georeferenced charts for $49/year and I expect i will also buy the safe-taxi for $29 - Garmin has finally gotten with the program data updates that are in line with the competitors. I LOVE FF, but I hate the ipad in the cockpit - too BIG! Look at how nicely the Galaxy 7'' sits inside the yoke without interfering with hand positions or blocking any certified instruments. It is quite big enough even for approach plates. I think this size is essentially the perfect solution. The Galaxy 7'' 2 is $249, includes built in GPS - but I am expecting I will couple it to my dualGPS wifii gps - nice touch screen that is not sensitive to polarized sunglasses like my ipad 1. I have some parts of old raam mounts that allowed me to rig this up very securely, and without an actual clip for the Galaxy - instead I put a big ol' piece of velcro on the whole back of the Galaxy and on the raam flat plat and they just stick very firmly, but also easy to remove - I am going to charge continuously from inside the airplane and remove it just for chart updates. For me this is essentially perfect. Quote
bnicolette Posted May 11, 2012 Report Posted May 11, 2012 Quote: jetdriven I just can't do it. That iPad creates a blind spot the size of a 747-400. And to think of the head injuries by the right seat passenger if you do have a whoopsie. Quote
jetdriven Posted May 11, 2012 Report Posted May 11, 2012 As soon as there is a 7" iPad I am all over that. After nearly a year of using it, the iPad is just too big for the front seat of a Mooney. I designed and sewed in a pocket big enough to hold it for now. Now, for the back seat the iPad is perfect. Quote
aviatoreb Posted May 12, 2012 Report Posted May 12, 2012 Quote: AustinPynes Where are the pics? Also is this a 7 or 7 plus? Google Play said it wasnt for my 7 plus. Quote
Nathan Peterson Posted May 12, 2012 Report Posted May 12, 2012 Ditto on the last one.. I keep it on my knee and transfer to the copilots seat when done. Good Luck! Quote
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