X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 07:47:03 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.80] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4549681 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:05:47 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.30.80; envelope-from=j.hafen@comcast.net Received: from omta05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.43]) by qmta08.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id RbsC1f0030vp7WLA8e5A7z; Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:05:10 +0000 Received: from [10.0.1.5] ([24.17.111.171]) by omta05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id Re591f00A3hvfg88Re59Li; Mon, 01 Nov 2010 02:05:10 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: 10 Tips to Conserve iPad Battery Life From: John Hafen In-Reply-To: X-Original-Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:05:09 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-Id: <37F2E0FF-D419-4660-96BA-73C4A5A1B5F3@comcast.net> References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) I would encourage everyone to test their iPads at various altitudes and = let the rest of us know what they find. The iPad is not, after all, a primary flight display. I've flown mine at 20k ft, but the cabin was pressurized to about 6. So I would ask those who have the iPads to test them to the extremes and = lets see where they break, or if it is even a problem. Lets test out = the thermal design limitations that Hamid refers to. John Hafen On Oct 31, 2010, at 6:41 PM, Hamid Wasti wrote: > In looking over the iPad specs (http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/), one = thing that stood out to me was that the iPad is rated for 10,000 feet = only. Since the iPad does not have rotating media hard drive, I strongly = suspect that this is spec is there because of thermal issues and should = be heeded. >=20 > As air gets thinner, its ability to carry away heat also decreases. = According to many published reports, the iPad is fairly marginal when it = comes to thermal design. There have been many complaints about the iPad = over-heating and shutting down when exposed to direct sunlight, even at = sea level. This problem will get worse when you are flying at 8,000 ft = cabin altitude in your IV-P and a lot worse when you are at 14,500 in = your Legacy. >=20 > If you are planning to use the iPad to reduce paper in your cockpit, = at least make sure that you have paper backup handy. >=20 > Regards, >=20 > Hamid >=20 > -- > For archives and unsub = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.html