Hello? Any oldtimers around?

On 2012-07-24, Vaughn wrote:
I recently bought the new $199.00 Google Nexus7 8" pad. It is a
candidate to replace the Ipad that I have been flying with. So far, I
have confirmed that (unlike my Ipad) it has an excellent GPS built in.

The iPad 3 seems to have an excellent GPS. At least SkyDemon works from
an aisle seat on a Boeing 777 on an iPad 3.

Tablets in general will be the death knell for Garmin and their ilk
unless the dedicated aviation GPS makers really up their game. A tablet
with SkyDemon is so much better than anything I've used in dedicated
handheld GPS form, it's less expensive even with the subscription, and
it can also be used for other things too.

On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:12:16 +0000, Dylan Smith wrote in
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Tablets in general will be the death knell for Garmin and their ilk
unless the dedicated aviation GPS makers really up their game. A tablet
with SkyDemon is so much better than anything I've used in dedicated
handheld GPS form, it's less expensive even with the subscription, and
it can also be used for other things too.

The 406 MHz ELBs will, in many many models, use instrument GPS for their
statement of position rather than a separate ELB built-in unit. Is there
a (removable) tablet that is FAA-approved for such installations?

In article , MJ wrote:
On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:12:16 +0000, Dylan Smith wrote in

The 406 MHz ELBs will, in many many models, use instrument GPS for their
statement of position rather than a separate ELB built-in unit. Is there
a (removable) tablet that is FAA-approved for such installations?

GPS chips are so cheap these days (thanks to cell phones) that
pretty much all 406 MHz beacons have them these days. The ELTs
with external GPS are just a bad hack.

I carry a 406 MHz PLB since a 121.5 MHz ELT is just ballast and
the rentals I fly don't have 406 MHz ELTs. Smaller than my cell
phone, and includes GPS.

http://www.aeromedix.com/ACR-Resqlin...eacon-GPS.html

John
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John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/

On 2012-08-29, MJ wrote:
The 406 MHz ELBs will, in many many models, use instrument GPS for their
statement of position rather than a separate ELB built-in unit. Is there
a (removable) tablet that is FAA-approved for such installations?

Are handhelds approved for this purpose? Note we're talking about the
handheld market here, not the IFR approved TSO'd units.

In any case I would want a beacon with the GPS actually built into it.
Connectors are something that are likely to fail in a crash. (I also
don't live in the US - there's no requirement for an ELT or any such
device where I live, but since any cross country I do requires me to fly
over around 60nm of open water, we have a beacon that is portable and
floats. Not much point in having one permanently affixed to the airframe
as it would go down with the ship during a ditching).