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fordan · 02-20-2011, 11:13 AM

Admittedly I'm only just working on my Instrument written, but I have to think not being able to see at least the map and the profile view that lists the altitude you can descend to on the same page would be a pretty significant limitation. The weather stuff is neat, though.

I love my Kindle 2 for reading, but for aviation I have to say the iPad is still the winner, even with size & potential glare issues. Even without Foreflight (which is insanely great for pilots), the screen size still makes it a better chart viewer, and the better browser and color makes it better than a DX for preflight weather analysis. Sure you save $3-400 on the device, but compared to the other costs of aviation...

02-20-2011, 11:13 AM	#2
fordan Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindle 2	Admittedly I'm only just working on my Instrument written, but I have to think not being able to see at least the map and the profile view that lists the altitude you can descend to on the same page would be a pretty significant limitation. The weather stuff is neat, though. I love my Kindle 2 for reading, but for aviation I have to say the iPad is still the winner, even with size & potential glare issues. Even without Foreflight (which is insanely great for pilots), the screen size still makes it a better chart viewer, and the better browser and color makes it better than a DX for preflight weather analysis. Sure you save $3-400 on the device, but compared to the other costs of aviation...