Tim Taylor wrote:
DJ67 wrote:
Tim Taylor wrote:
For most of us, I think one tablet in the airplane is enough. Two tablets would be more than enough. Three tablets would be too much. Definitely, no need for four tablets.
For sure, I may be trying to bite off more than I can chew, since I haven't had a chance to try any of this.
By the time I remove the Loran and the ADF I'll have room for two 7" tablets without covering anything else. I think #3 & #4 will ride in the seat-back pocket behind the FO (better half), to await the inevitable "Low Batt." I just hope to have #3 & #4 all preloaded so they can go to work as soon as I wake them up.
DJ
P.S.: Is that Beta Team thing available to just anybody?
If that was my Mooney, I would do one panel mounted iFly 740b plus one 7 inch Android or IOS tablet. The iFly 740b would be hardwired for power as well as to drive the autopilot. The tablet would be mounted on a RAM mount and plugged into the airplanes 12v source. I would have a second table as backup, always with current charts and a fully charged battery, in my flight bag.
Actually I would feed the tablets from the 12V cig lighter, so my "Low Batt" was meant to be a more general "Any Failure" idea.
The 740b is certainly an idea I had not considered. My antique Mooney does have the Brittain a/p coupled to the VHF Nav 1 receiver (switchable to the Loran) which I'm guessing is an analog signal. Is that possible with the 740b?