X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:32:50 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp2v2.av-mx.com ([137.118.16.30] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.5) with ESMTP id 6345479 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:55:01 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.30; envelope-from=pinetownd@volcano.net Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp2v2.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37729C80298 for ; Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:54:26 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at av-mx.com Received: from smtp2v2.av-mx.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp2v2.av-mx.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10124) with ESMTP id OBTrxmS7FaNG for ; Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:54:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from DennisPC (unknown [65.170.220.3]) (Authenticated sender: pinetownd@volcano.net) by smtp2v2.av-mx.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA for ; Sun, 23 Jun 2013 15:54:22 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <2721383A6E504A379186038919DCF011@DennisPC> From: "Dennis Johnson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Ipad advice X-Original-Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 12:54:20 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_3782_01CE7010.C74B46B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18463 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_3782_01CE7010.C74B46B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I made my first "high altitude" test flight with my new full size iPad = 4. Cruising at 17,000' in my unpressurized Legacy, on a sunny day with = an OAT of about 15=C2=B0 F and a comfortable cockpit temperature = (cockpit heat was turned off), the iPad shut itself off from overheating = after about an hour of flight. I had a newly installed Koger canopy = sunshade, but I think the iPad's screen may have been getting some = direct sun anyway. =20 I held the iPad's screen in front of a fresh air vent, blowing very cold = air, for a few minutes and it resumed working. The iPad gave plenty of warning because the glass screen got hotter and = hotter before it shut down. In the future, I'll be more diligent = keeping it out of the sun. At the moment, I do not have a GPS input to = it, so I have no moving map feature on it. I can put it to sleep when = I'm not needing it (I use a two screen Chelton system) since it comes = back on instantly. Keeping it out of the sun and letting it sleep when = not needed should solve the problem.=20 Dennis Legacy ------=_NextPart_000_3782_01CE7010.C74B46B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF

I made my first "high altitude" test flight with my new full size = iPad=20 4. Cruising at 17,000' in my unpressurized Legacy, on a sunny day = with an=20 OAT of about 15=C2=B0 F and a comfortable cockpit temperature (cockpit = heat was=20 turned off), the iPad shut itself off from overheating after about an = hour of=20 flight. I had a newly installed Koger canopy sunshade, but I = think=20 the iPad's screen may have been getting some direct sun anyway. =

I held the iPad's screen in front of a fresh air vent, blowing = very=20 cold air, for a few minutes and it resumed working.

The iPad gave plenty of warning because the glass screen got hotter = and=20 hotter before it shut down. In the future, I'll be more diligent=20 keeping it out of the sun. At the moment, I do not have a GPS = input=20 to it, so I have no moving map feature on it. I can put it to = sleep when=20 I'm not needing it (I use a two screen Chelton system) since it comes = back on=20 instantly. Keeping it out of the sun and letting it sleep when not = needed=20 should solve the problem.

Dennis

Legacy

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