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On 2012-08-04, Vaughn wrote:
That is exactly correct. I use the "Bad Elf" GPS. That said, I don't hear a lot of enthusiasm for the GPS installed in the 3G/4G IPads. I don't know about the 3G iPad (never had one), but the new iPad 3 (4G) seems to have a very good GPS, at least on a par with any dedicated handheld GPS that I've tried to date. |
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Dylan Smith writes:
On 2012-08-04, Vaughn wrote: That is exactly correct. I use the "Bad Elf" GPS. That said, I don't hear a lot of enthusiasm for the GPS installed in the 3G/4G IPads. I don't know about the 3G iPad (never had one), but the new iPad 3 (4G) seems to have a very good GPS, at least on a par with any dedicated handheld GPS that I've tried to date. For VFR flying I won't hesitate to use any iPad's GPS. But it doesn't have WAAS, so if you want better altitude or really precise horizontal, and external GPS will be required. -- Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. ~ Pablo Picasso |
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On Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:09:39 -0700, Bug Dout quoted in
: Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. ~ Pablo Picasso On the contrary, I find the programming of computers very useful in helping me to better understand the question, as well as giving me a repetitive programmed answer with different input data. g |
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On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 15:12:16 +0000, Dylan Smith wrote in
: 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? |
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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 -- John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/ |
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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). |
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