Tablet for XCSOAR

I haven't had any visibility problems with a Galaxy Note 2. However, before flying, I go to settings and change the brightness, from automatic to manual, and set it at full brightness.
Last weekend I lost the gps signal 3 or 4 times for a minute or two, and I think it was related to overheating. Warm and blue day.

On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 11:45:47 PM UTC-4, wrote:
I haven't had any visibility problems with a Galaxy Note 2. However, before flying, I go to settings and change the brightness, from automatic to manual, and set it at full brightness.

Last weekend I lost the gps signal 3 or 4 times for a minute or two, and I think it was related to overheating. Warm and blue day.

I am going to try to make a small plastic tunnel for mine and see if I can reduce the heat - also going to take it out of the rubber protective cover - it over heated twice when the sun was coming from behind me and once before I had a reflective canopy cover and had the canopy open, there by cooking the poor tablet.

WH

I hooked my Samsung galaxy tab 2 (7") up to ship's power. Good readability at full brightness, and I haven't had a problem with it getting hot and losing GPS signal. I figure that it must not be putting much of a load on the battery (causing the battery heating?.) Just a guess.

The 7" form-factor is a little big in the glider when climbing in, but I figure that if I needed to get back out in a hurry that I won't even notice just pushing it aside w/ the Ram-mount attachment to the sidewall.
~7U