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Do you use an iPad in the cockpit? Would you?
- Thread starter Purdue
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I got mine for Christmas, just in time to get one before they are discontinued. I didn't say I was an early adopter or anything.
Assuming you feel the need to follow a silly rule like that...
I was mostly just poking fun at how the internet works. The Mini 4 isn't being discontinued yet. Everyone expects it to be discontinued eventually, since it's so old and no one is buying that form factor now. That of course turns into "the iPad Mini 4 is being discontinued1111!"
Oh. I read it as the iPad mini was being discontinued completely. As in, no more iPads in that size. Obviously Foreflight works on whatever size tablet you have, so it's really NBD, I just like the size of the iPad mini for cockpit use.
Jeebus. That was hard to communicate.
I imagine there are some good reasons STOVLer isn’t allowed to bring his own device in his F-35. I can’t even bring my iPad into a SCIF either. Damn those silly rules.
Roger - I didn't realize the context of the F-35 - that I get! When I was up close at VFA-101 I learned that you actually have to log into the jet!
Currently, the general tenor is that the "Mini" will go away (rumor, not any statement made by Apple) because people are buying phablets ("Plus" phones and/or iPhone X) and have stopped buying Minis. The thinking is that when the Mini 4 reaches end of life, there won't be a replacement. Personally, I think that's a shame, as the Mini is the perfect size for flying, but that's obviously a specific subset.
That said, a Mini 4 won't really reach end of life until ~2020 (I can't remember if end of life for hardware is 5 years or 7), so maybe there will finally be a new Mini version by then. Jim, I hope you're right and there's one sooner.
Then again, people are still waiting for a new Mac Mini and there hasn't been an update since Oct 2014.
sparky
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I'm strictly GA now, but that 9g case w/strap is nice.
Though I'm wondering whether I'm the only one that has concerns over battery charge and life; does anyone here carry/use a portable battery pack to mitigate low battery around the time you really need those pubs?
Especially you Maritime front-office types; running planning and pubs out and back, with a 4.0 of Netflix in the middle, and my 2 yo Mini would probably be dead somewhere along the way (yay for the phone as backup) ... do you carry a power bank for such a contingency?
If you P-8 folks said you've got USB ports provided for that, I'd believe you based on how much goodness Boeing packed in the airplane (if not, I'll put the suggestion in to Boeing about that)
Though I'm wondering whether I'm the only one that has concerns over battery charge and life; does anyone here carry/use a portable battery pack to mitigate low battery around the time you really need those pubs?
Especially you Maritime front-office types; running planning and pubs out and back, with a 4.0 of Netflix in the middle, and my 2 yo Mini would probably be dead somewhere along the way (yay for the phone as backup) ... do you carry a power bank for such a contingency?
If you P-8 folks said you've got USB ports provided for that, I'd believe you based on how much goodness Boeing packed in the airplane (if not, I'll put the suggestion in to Boeing about that)
After getting STC'd USB ports installed in a Cessna 172 ($1200) - a battery is a good way to go - any of the Anker products - 5600mah or better.I'm strictly GA now, but that 9g case w/strap is nice.
Though I'm wondering whether I'm the only one that has concerns over battery charge and life; does anyone here carry/use a portable battery pack to mitigate low battery around the time you really need those pubs?
Especially you Maritime front-office types; running planning and pubs out and back, with a 4.0 of Netflix in the middle, and my 2 yo Mini would probably be dead somewhere along the way (yay for the phone as backup) ... do you carry a power bank for such a contingency?
If you P-8 folks said you've got USB ports provided for that, I'd believe you based on how much goodness Boeing packed in the airplane (if not, I'll put the suggestion in to Boeing about that)
A buddy of mine has an experimental RV-6. He put in a car USB charger to run his iPad. Cost: $8. It seems to work just fine.
So what did they put into the shiny toy that screwed everyone? USB? WiFi? Bluetooth? Aux cord?
That plus the cameras and microphone.