It is sad that fuel price function doesn’t work in Europe, at least not in Gamin Pilot, and they don’t allow you to upgrade the data for them. The same is valid for FBO info, airport info, forecast discussion etc. There is a info vacuum in Europe!
You COULD pop the back panel off slap some homemade aluminum heat fins on to some chips (ignoring the fact that with how everything is packed so close the residual heat might damage things that are underneath or right next to said chips), jerry rig a new panel that is longer, and figure out how to increase milliamp hours to the battery without increasing voltage, resistance, or current at ALL, even 100ths of a volt will cause errors and such. OR you could glue some material to the back to change the size of the back end panel, spend too much money on cooling devices/fans, ensure the iPad is out of direct sunlight, and buy a backup battery to charge from. But I guess DIY modifications is your prerogative.
The two biggest considerations when bringing an iPad/EFB into the cockpit is power and heat. The iPad is not designed for flight so it will overheat in a hot cockpit or in direct sun, quickly. And it will run out of power if you attempt to run it on battery's for the whole flight. There are solutions. If in a modern plane with USB ports, no problem. Otherwise you need to get a "brick" or portable battery with a lot of capacity. You can keep the iPad cool by using an X-NAUT with cooling fans, but it also needs power, if you have a USB port for it, fantastic, otherwise it also needs a brick.
Exactly this Some models also run cooler and/or hotter. Get the smaller screen (11" Pro vs 12.9" Pro etc). Anecdotally it's cooler. Mount out of direct sun if you can or shield with a backshell with some space. Do you need radios on? If not turn off cellular, wifi, bluetooth etc (minor factor). The ipads are actually VERY durable. That means they run relatively longer periods if kept cool (people watch movies all the time on them). Compared to some windows tablets you won't be dealing with popups and system updates in flight etc as much. You can also bring them home to learn with / play with the software (so people tend to become much more familiar than they do with glass panel in cockpit etc). If you fly more than one plane also nice not to have to switch systems.
@@randominternet5586 From experience, any size iPad will overheat pretty quickly in a cockpit. Pilots will simply turn them off when that happens which defeats the purpose. If you are a serious EFB user (esp when flying in IMC) with a tablet as a chart or nav aid it is critical to keep them powered and cool. The techniques I listed above work.
My iPad mini 5 works great in the 172 trainers I fly. Have only had 1 overheat shutdown, and that was on a 96 degree day in Denver. Kneeboard and glare shield mounts used. No cooling fans. Battery still lasts 6-8 hours even after a 2 hour flight. The xnaut products are way too expensive for what they are.
@@jimmyfall9302 You are not a test case in Denver. Florida, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, up and down the West and East coast get hot enough to shut them down. If it were not for the XNAUGHT...the iPad would be useless in the cockpit.
Pivot cases and mounts are the best that I’ve found…not sure why they weren’t mentioned here. Thanks for all of the other info.
Also I recommend the operating system is upto date before the app is updated
It is sad that fuel price function doesn’t work in Europe, at least not in Gamin Pilot, and they don’t allow you to upgrade the data for them. The same is valid for FBO info, airport info, forecast discussion etc. There is a info vacuum in Europe!
Do we really need a comprehensive video of any length to identify the pros of using an iPad for aviation let alone for every day life?
Could the IPAD be modified (1)extend the back end panel, (2)Add a heat sink to the CPU, (3)add an additional internal battery?
No, not that I am aware of. But the presentation has shown all the workarounds, so also not really necessary.
Charging the IPad also increases heat so should consider not plugging in if heat is an issue and you have plenty of power
You COULD pop the back panel off slap some homemade aluminum heat fins on to some chips (ignoring the fact that with how everything is packed so close the residual heat might damage things that are underneath or right next to said chips), jerry rig a new panel that is longer, and figure out how to increase milliamp hours to the battery without increasing voltage, resistance, or current at ALL, even 100ths of a volt will cause errors and such. OR you could glue some material to the back to change the size of the back end panel, spend too much money on cooling devices/fans, ensure the iPad is out of direct sunlight, and buy a backup battery to charge from. But I guess DIY modifications is your prerogative.
The two biggest considerations when bringing an iPad/EFB into the cockpit is power and heat. The iPad is not designed for flight so it will overheat in a hot cockpit or in direct sun, quickly. And it will run out of power if you attempt to run it on battery's for the whole flight. There are solutions. If in a modern plane with USB ports, no problem. Otherwise you need to get a "brick" or portable battery with a lot of capacity. You can keep the iPad cool by using an X-NAUT with cooling fans, but it also needs power, if you have a USB port for it, fantastic, otherwise it also needs a brick.
Exactly this
Some models also run cooler and/or hotter. Get the smaller screen (11" Pro vs 12.9" Pro etc). Anecdotally it's cooler.
Mount out of direct sun if you can or shield with a backshell with some space.
Do you need radios on? If not turn off cellular, wifi, bluetooth etc (minor factor).
The ipads are actually VERY durable. That means they run relatively longer periods if kept cool (people watch movies all the time on them). Compared to some windows tablets you won't be dealing with popups and system updates in flight etc as much.
You can also bring them home to learn with / play with the software (so people tend to become much more familiar than they do with glass panel in cockpit etc).
If you fly more than one plane also nice not to have to switch systems.
@@randominternet5586 From experience, any size iPad will overheat pretty quickly in a cockpit. Pilots will simply turn them off when that happens which defeats the purpose. If you are a serious EFB user (esp when flying in IMC) with a tablet as a chart or nav aid it is critical to keep them powered and cool. The techniques I listed above work.
My iPad mini 5 works great in the 172 trainers I fly. Have only had 1 overheat shutdown, and that was on a 96 degree day in Denver. Kneeboard and glare shield mounts used. No cooling fans. Battery still lasts 6-8 hours even after a 2 hour flight. The xnaut products are way too expensive for what they are.
@@jimmyfall9302 You are not a test case in Denver. Florida, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, California, up and down the West and East coast get hot enough to shut them down. If it were not for the XNAUGHT...the iPad would be useless in the cockpit.
Not much here for Android users..:-(