The good news is that a slightly used iPad mini should be fairly easy to sell on eBay without taking too much of a bath.

But seriously, I also find all things Apple incredibly frustrating if you want to do anything at all outside the "norm" as defined by Steve Jobs (RIP). So, how about a Nexus 7? While Google Play doesn't yet have the same number of aviation apps, it's only a matter of time (what with Samsung and other big brands behind the platform). The Nexus supports micro USB, so you'd need an adapter cable to interface your USB stick between the ClearNav and the Nexus.

http://www.gizmag.com/tablet-comparison-2013/29708/

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On Monday, December 23, 2013 12:54:33 PM UTC-5, Eric Greenwell wrote:
I decided traveling with a tablet computer in a touring motorglider

would be easier than lugging around my 6+ pound Windows laptop, so I

took advantage of a good deal on an iPad mini. I thought it's wealth of

aviation apps, including soaring apps like iGlide, and others was a plus.



It's a lovely device, visible in sunlight, but I've discovered Apple has

built a rather wide moat around the castle that keeps out almost

anything that doesn't say "Apple" on it. It's very frustrating, because

these are things that are trivial with my Windows laptop:



- Getting my ClearNav IGC files off the SD card or USB stick and sending

them to the OLC, or to anyone else.



- Viewing flight files



- Downloading an update to ClearNav, PowerFlarm, etc and put it on the

SD/USB devices.



- Modifying my waypoint files (CUP format) and placing them on SC/USB



I'm hoping someone has easy answers for these operations, or I will have

to consider options other than the iPad, which could include a smaller,

lighter Windows laptop (or netbook) or Android tablet.



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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to

email me)