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Using a tablet PC when airborne?
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On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:08:20 +0000, Peter
wrote: Hi, I've been told that airline operations increasingly use tablet PCs for ground planning purposes, and perhaps also in flight. I just bought a Fujitsu ST4121 to display moving map software and XM / WxWorx Sat weather. I have not flown with it yet, but believe it is small enough, light enough, and thin enough to be effective in the cockpit. Most importantly, it has a tranflective screen, so the display actually gets brighter in sunlight. Anyway, I will give the rec.aviation group an update once I do get to fly with it. I had been using an IBM Thinkpad for this before, but it had several shortcomings for this application. #1. In bright sunlight - the screen gets washed out. #2. At night - lack of brightness/dimness controls. #3. The 'fold open' display is unacceptable for space reasons. For those that have not flown with the XM Sat Weather (by WxWorx) - it is amazing. It greatly increases my confidence while flying both VFR or IFR XCs. The benefits of the nexrad radar are obvious, but I am finding the graphical access to METAR and Winds aloft data to be beneficial as well. It is so much easier and gives a better picture than calling up Fligh****ch to get the info. The TFR representations are nice as well. -Nathan |
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Here is a link about my Fujitsu Stylistic LTC P600 that I got on eBay for
$330: http://www.razorsedgesoft.com/fujistu.htm Dean Wilkinson http://www.razorsedgesoft.com/airplan/index.htm |
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In rec.aviation.ifr Dean Wilkinson wrote:
Here is a link about my Fujitsu Stylistic LTC P600 that I got on eBay for $330: http://www.razorsedgesoft.com/fujistu.htm Uh, forgive me for correcting someone elses URL, but I belive that should be: http://www.razorsedgesoft.com/fujiTSu.htm -- Frank Stutzman Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl" Hood River, OR |
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Well I tired em and they were about as useful as a chcolate fireguard,
impossible in turbulence, way to big for a ga cockpit and runninn out of power cables everywhere, a waste of space! give me a decent panel mount and a portable strapped thto the coaming! "Frank Stutzman" wrote in message ... In rec.aviation.ifr Dean Wilkinson wrote: Here is a link about my Fujitsu Stylistic LTC P600 that I got on eBay for $330: http://www.razorsedgesoft.com/fujistu.htm Uh, forgive me for correcting someone elses URL, but I belive that should be: http://www.razorsedgesoft.com/fujiTSu.htm -- Frank Stutzman Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl" Hood River, OR |
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