I run avare on a tab A. Free and works well for me.Sent from my T-Mobile 4G
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-------- Original message --------From: Jeff Scott via KRnet
<krnet@list.krnet.org> Date: 4/1/22 7:50 PM (GMT-06:00) To:
krnet@list.krnet.org Cc: Jeff Scott <jscott.pla...@gmx.com> Subject: Re: KRnet>
IFly on the 740 or Android > Joe Nunley wrote:>> >> You mentioned you were
moving to the iPad to run IFly rather than on> the 740. Why go with the IPad?
Do you need to have a paid> subscription to have gps on the iPad? <<Each of
these devices have the strengths and weaknesses. I use an old android tablet
in one plane, a retired Android phone in the second plane, and an iFly 740 in
the third plane, then always have my phone with me as a backup if any of the
above quits, which has happened due to overheating with both the iFly 740 and
the Android tablet. That's a lot of bang for $100 annual fee from iFly!As Mark
points out, the Android boots much faster and is cheap and disposable. On the
down side, it also overheats very easily in the sunlight and is not nearly as
bright as the iFly screen for visibility in direct sunlight. I had one Android
overheat so badly the battery swelled to where it pushed the screen out the
front of the device and the screen fell out. But, it's cheap and replaceable,
so no big deal.I use an Android phone in another plane because the small space
available in the cockpit doesn't leave me space enough for a 7" tablet.
Otherwise, the same strengths and weaknesses as the Android tablets apply.I
equipped my planes with several USB ports. The Androids, phones, Stratux, etc
all plug into USB ports. The iFly 740 requires 12V to their plug, or a
cigarette lighter adapter, which is typically clunky and unreliable. The USB
power for the Andoids makes them much more portable for use in almost any
plane.I use an iFly 740 in the third plane. It has a USB port that is
configured to work with the NMEA socket in the software, so I can slave the
Autopilot to the iFly GPS. It knows how to fly the magenta line! The iFly
software for the Androids and iPads do not have the software sockets to talk to
the serial ports for autopilot use. The iFly 740 is much less heat sensitive
than the Androids. However, I have had mine fail in flight once thanks to
direct sunshine causing it to overheat. I had to use my phone as my backup nav
device while I put the iFly in the shade next to an air vent to cool. 45
minutes later, the iFly was working again. I now have a stick up sunshade I
can move around the canopy to help shade it as necessary.As a side note, the
iFly 740B has a faster processor than the iFly 740, so boots up much faster and
has a 30 minute battery reserve. The price of the iFly 740b is now down to
$499, so isn't outrageously expensive either.Second side note: At one point in
time you were supposed to be able to buy an AHRS device from Level Aviation
that would interface to the iFly software on the Android or iPad, then talk
NMEA on a serial port to the autopilot. The issue is that the device cost
significantly more than just buying an iFly 740b. Consequently, support for
that device seems to have evaporated.Conclusion: Know the strengths and
weaknesses of each device and use the one that best fits your application.
Each has their place, and I use both depending on which plane I'm in.-Jeff
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