Sting In The Tail Of Ipad Based Efbs

[Ian Warren]

Nasty !!! This alone is enough to put me off ipads, even for everyday use.

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The release by Apple of a new operating system for the iPad, iOS 5, has raised concerns among aviation app providers that pilots' iPads might lose charts or even entire applications without the user's knowledge. The issue has to do with Apple's decision to let the new operating system delete files at its discretion if it were to run low on space. In a worst-case scenario, a pilot might add a video or download a new app only to have the new operating system delete charts from the application database. When the pilot tried to pull up the chart to fly an approach, it would simply not be there.[/quote]

[Ian Warren]

Put the John Bannerman in charge off one these or the early GPS , to late .. hes dead along with a few others , taxi drivers use old and the new .. hang on .. thought it was against the law for hand held device in a moving vechicle little lone an aircraft , spose its the sales push

[Chairman]

Car GPS navigators aren't handheld though, they're mounted and don't need to be touched while driving. I've seen plenty of imported taxi drivers programming them after passengers get in, before they start to drive

Gods help them if they're using official maps, the navteq data that every seems to base things on is not the most up to date ...