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iawra · 09-07-2012, 04:09 PM

I’m looking for a device which will handle all paperwork used in a plane as a pilot on a private flight (charts, checklists, metrological reports, flight plan, mass & balance…). My recent experience with a tablet (iPad) has been unsuccessful, basically because the screen has to be turned on its brighter setting to be readable on daylight and sunglasses. In addition, the display needs to stay on for long periods. These two handicaps make the device unusable for an all day journey.

SolidFX has developed FX8, which is the only e-ink device oriented to this market sector (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUlxy-REoIw&feature=plcp). But it’s pricy (500$) like everything in aviation, its screen is smaller than m92, and it barely can be used for another purposes like reading ebooks or browsing the web. From the video, the features that I like the most are: the tabs on the top of the display, which allows you to rapdly navigate between opened documents, and the amazing way to zoom in and out on the charts (which are pdf files). In addition, the device is tied to a jeppesen (chart publisher) subscription which is overpriced for private use.
So, here is where boox M92 comes. After a long research on ereaders and tablets, and even the device seems overpriced and its software underdeveloped, I think it’s the most suitable device. I know that multitasking is going to be implemented (sooner or later... and I hope it will be really easy to swich between documents, like on FX8), this is the most important feature for my intended purpose. But still, there are some important questions unanswered.

1. Is it possible to download a small pdf file (1 or 2 pages), from the web to the device through the build in web browser?
2. How does the device handle large pdf pages? (A1 or A0 paper size)
3. Have anyone tested the device up to 10000ft altitude (3000m)? If so, does the device handle compression and decompression rates of ±500ft/minute?
4. If you zoom in a document, is there a way to zoom out by pressing just one button? Or does it have to be done through the zoom options menu? (implementing the FX8 zoom functions would be awesome).
5. (Here comes the utopia…) Does the device support functions on xls files? I’m 99% sure it doesn’t, but it will be great.

In relation to the wishlist features, could you please add 1 vote for a scientific calculator? A unit converter would be also appreciated. The ability to draw not just free hand notes to pdfs, but straight lines, squares and circles would be fantastic (and easy to implement I think…)

Thanks in advance for your time and responses.

09-07-2012, 04:09 PM	#1
iawra Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: maybe Boox M92	Intended use for boox M92 I’m looking for a device which will handle all paperwork used in a plane as a pilot on a private flight (charts, checklists, metrological reports, flight plan, mass & balance…). My recent experience with a tablet (iPad) has been unsuccessful, basically because the screen has to be turned on its brighter setting to be readable on daylight and sunglasses. In addition, the display needs to stay on for long periods. These two handicaps make the device unusable for an all day journey. SolidFX has developed FX8, which is the only e-ink device oriented to this market sector (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUlxy-REoIw&feature=plcp). But it’s pricy (500$) like everything in aviation, its screen is smaller than m92, and it barely can be used for another purposes like reading ebooks or browsing the web. From the video, the features that I like the most are: the tabs on the top of the display, which allows you to rapdly navigate between opened documents, and the amazing way to zoom in and out on the charts (which are pdf files). In addition, the device is tied to a jeppesen (chart publisher) subscription which is overpriced for private use. So, here is where boox M92 comes. After a long research on ereaders and tablets, and even the device seems overpriced and its software underdeveloped, I think it’s the most suitable device. I know that multitasking is going to be implemented (sooner or later... and I hope it will be really easy to swich between documents, like on FX8), this is the most important feature for my intended purpose. But still, there are some important questions unanswered. 1. Is it possible to download a small pdf file (1 or 2 pages), from the web to the device through the build in web browser? 2. How does the device handle large pdf pages? (A1 or A0 paper size) 3. Have anyone tested the device up to 10000ft altitude (3000m)? If so, does the device handle compression and decompression rates of ±500ft/minute? 4. If you zoom in a document, is there a way to zoom out by pressing just one button? Or does it have to be done through the zoom options menu? (implementing the FX8 zoom functions would be awesome). 5. (Here comes the utopia…) Does the device support functions on xls files? I’m 99% sure it doesn’t, but it will be great. In relation to the wishlist features, could you please add 1 vote for a scientific calculator? A unit converter would be also appreciated. The ability to draw not just free hand notes to pdfs, but straight lines, squares and circles would be fantastic (and easy to implement I think…) Thanks in advance for your time and responses. Last edited by iawra; 09-07-2012 at 05:15 PM.