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From: Louis Gabriel <louis@gabriels.us>
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Hello all -

I don't know if this will be of use to anyone, but I just wanted to pass
along my iPad thoughts.

First, I'm not an Apple fan.  I tried almost every possible solution before
arriving at the iPad--Android tablets, the Chartbook S, the SkyPad 2, the
ifly 700...before I realized nothing is as smooth and easy to use as an iPad
with Foreflight.

I also realized my Lancair 360 is fast enough to need a lot of pubs...and I
don't have much room under max gross weight, so I needed a reliable
electronic flight bag.

I fly with two iPads (and for what it's worth have never stepped to the
spare), the primary running both Foreflight and Wing X Pro.  Foreflight is a
smoother, more polished solution--but its features are better for the flight
planning phase.  Wing X has some incredibly useful in-flight features, like
color-coded terrain and side-by-side maps (I keep an IFR low next to a
sectional with terrain).  I usually keep them both running and toggle
between the two to find what I'm interested in.  The spare iPad only has
Foreflight on it to save on subscription costs.  I think I'm spending in the
neighborhood of $350/year on pubs--not too bad considering the iPad has been
one of the biggest boosts in SA that I've encountered.

I've transitioned almost completely to the EFB concept; my checklist, in
flight guide, pilot logbook, maintenance logs and performance calculators
are all on the iPad.  (I use Dropbox and Logbook Pro).

As for redundancy, I think having two iPads, one of which has two separate
programs/databases, is good enough for my purposes.  If I really lose
everything, I'll most likely be flying day/VMC anyway...and the increased SA
and ease of looking ahead provided by the EFB will probably mean my navaids
are leapfrogged way forward.

Hope this helps;

Louis

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Hello all - <br><br>I don&#39;t know if this will be of use to anyone, but =
I just wanted to pass along my iPad thoughts.<br><br>First, I&#39;m not an =
Apple fan.=A0 I tried almost every possible solution before arriving at the=
 iPad--Android tablets, the Chartbook S, the SkyPad 2, the ifly 700...befor=
e I realized nothing is as smooth and easy to use as an iPad with Forefligh=
t.<br>
<br>I also realized my Lancair 360 is fast enough to need a lot of pubs...a=
nd I don&#39;t have much room under max gross weight, so I needed a reliabl=
e electronic flight bag.=A0 <br><br>I fly with two iPads (and for what it&#=
39;s worth have never stepped to the spare), the primary running both Foref=
light and Wing X Pro.=A0 Foreflight is a smoother, more polished solution--=
but its features are better for the flight planning phase.=A0 Wing X has so=
me incredibly useful in-flight features, like color-coded terrain and side-=
by-side maps (I keep an IFR low next to a sectional with terrain).=A0 I usu=
ally keep them both running and toggle between the two to find what I&#39;m=
 interested in.=A0 The spare iPad only has Foreflight on it to save on subs=
cription costs.=A0 I think I&#39;m spending in the neighborhood of $350/yea=
r on pubs--not too bad considering the iPad has been one of the biggest boo=
sts in SA that I&#39;ve encountered.=A0 <br>
<br>I&#39;ve transitioned almost completely to the EFB concept; my checklis=
t, in flight guide, pilot logbook, maintenance logs and performance calcula=
tors are all on the iPad.=A0 (I use Dropbox and Logbook Pro).<br><br>As for=
 redundancy, I think having two iPads, one of which has two separate progra=
ms/databases, is good enough for my purposes.=A0 If I really lose everythin=
g, I&#39;ll most likely be flying day/VMC anyway...and the increased SA and=
 ease of looking ahead provided by the EFB will probably mean my navaids ar=
e leapfrogged way forward.<br>
<br>Hope this helps;<br><br>Louis<br>

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