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garrys(at)tampabay.rr.com
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 7:36 am Post subject: phones for flying

Ira, I believe that the Foreflight folks are working on geo referenced

approach plates, and plan to release soon.  Won't that be something!



Garry Stout

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kevinmarie(at)blueyonder.
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:39 am Post subject: phones for flying

I have a cigar socket on the panel. I connect a 4 way connector and power two iphones, backup gps, and sometimes a video camera! It works fine the iphone connectors are quite robust.



Kevin

On 28 Dec 2010, at 12:28, GRAHAM SINGLETON <grahamsingleton(at)btinternet.com> wrote:



[quote] Gerry

 I used to use my old PDA as a navigation device using PocketFMS. (good software that was)

 Trouble is the connection for recharging and data updates has worn out so it won't recharge or update any more. Is the i Phone connector equally fragile?

 Graham

 From: Gerry Holland <gholland(at)content-stream.co.uk>

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 Sent: Tuesday, 28 December, 2010 7:31:36

 Subject: Re: phones for flying

 

 

 

 Fred Hi!

 Not being flippant but everything has a limited battery life. You are quite

 right when you say the iPhone battery charge can dissipate fairly quickly

 when using something like Memory Map as a navigational back up.

 Possibly as low as 4 hours or less. I do have a 12V Auxiliary connection to

 mine from a 7Amp Hour Battery Box as I have no electrics from the Aircraft

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fklein(at)orcasonline.com
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:27 am Post subject: phones for flying

Gerry, David, and Paul,



Thanks for your replies...I own neither an iPhone nor and iPad at present; if fact, I remain "cell-free", and my ignorance must be apparent. However, I've heard nothing but wonderful things about apps related to flight planning, and, I gather that additional apps are earning these iP's a place in the cockpit...hence...as I'm just beginning to cut my subpanels, it seemed like a good idea to locate a receptacle to be able to power them up.

I initially resisted using a cigar lighter socket...it seems so archaic...but hey, how much simpler could it be?

Rest assured, I will be relying on Mr. Garmin and Mr. Dynon for navigation...not Mr. Jobs (cool as that might be).

Cheers,

Fred



On Dec 28, 2010, at 4:19 AM, Paul Atkinson wrote:

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		  I have  a cigar lighter socket on the panel into which I plug a usb car charger. You will find dozens on Amazon, I think mine was made by Griffin.

Cheers

Paul 



On 28 December 2010 04:50, Fred Klein <fklein(at)orcasonline.com (fklein(at)orcasonline.com)> wrote:

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Given limited battery life of iPad/iPhone, has anyone found a cord which can plug directly into a 12v power source, and a receptacle which could be wired into and located on the instrument panel? 	


	


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gholland(at)content-strea
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:40 am Post subject: phones for flying

Fred

 Mr Jobs could supply you with a great phone and a ‘back up’ GPS facility + weather reports.

 Mr Dynon is another great player so your choice is lot easier than it was 5 or 10 years ago.

 Get building now!

 Kind Regards and finish building in 2011!!!!

 Gerry

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n100rh(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:51 pm Post subject: phones for flying

At the risk of beating a dead horse...

     Be sure and not use your polarized sun glassed with the iPad, scared     the poo out of me the first time I used it. Looked at iPad for chart     and it was BLACK, I thought the battery was dead! Nope, just the     bone head using the sun glasses.

     

     Ralph

     

     On 12/28/2010 10:36 AM, Gerry Holland wrote:     [quote]       Re: phones for flying       Fred

           Mr Jobs could supply you with a great phone and a ‘back up’           GPS facility + weather reports.

           Mr Dynon is another great player so your choice is lot easier           than it was 5 or 10 years ago.

           Get building now!

           Kind Regards and finish building in 2011!!!!

           Gerry

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rampil

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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: phones for flying

Hi David,



Try the company website at http://www.xample.ch/

The official name is Air Navigation Pro.

Check it out, you might be pleased.

Hi Garry,

The georef plates are an interesting issue. It would make sense

That the necessary data is within the compressed PDF. However,

In a burst curiosity, I disassembled and decompressed some 

Plates straight from NACO.  Amazingly, it is not there, not in 

the standard public release. Amazingly, the PDFs actually contain

a vectorized version of the all the tiny little strokes on the page, not

the geometry. Secure I suppose, but extremely inefficient, space wise.



There is a single company in Seattle that apparently gets better PDFs or

additional information from NACO.  Those that do georeferenced plates

at the moment, all use this company's product.  If Foreflight is going

With them, we can expect to pay more ;(



Stay warm Garry!

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grahamsingleton(at)btinte
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Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:34 pm Post subject: phones for flying

Fred

You can buy a cheap cigar lighter power supply cable, cut the plug off and wire it in directly. Be careful though, the output won't be 12 volts so you need the one for the device you want to use.

regards

Graham.

From: Fred Klein <fklein(at)orcasonline.com>

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Sent: Tuesday, 28 December, 2010 18:23:58

Subject: Re: phones for flying



I  initially resisted using a cigar lighter socket...it seems so archaic...but hey, how much simpler could it be?



Fred



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davidjoyce(at)doctors.org
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:54 am Post subject: phones for flying

Ira, Thanks. Air navigation Pro is a totally different animal from NavPro 

and looks to have real potential. Happy New Year, David

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kevinmarie(at)blueyonder.
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Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:14 am Post subject: phones for flying

Steve

Iphone 4 loads of apps for flying and finding a hotel, car etc when you get there.



Kevin



On 26 Dec 2010, at 17:15, "Steven Pitt" <steven.pitt2(at)ntlworld.com (steven.pitt2(at)ntlworld.com)> wrote:



[quote]  My mobile is coming to the end of its life so I am  looking for a new one. Can anyone give recommendations especially with flying  apps availability.

 Thanks

 Steve Pitt

  

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