Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:40 am
#1699101
Sorry to be a pain always asking advice but I would rather learn from other pilot's hiccups rather than waste money on my own or worse.
I love Sky Demon on my laptop but, when I run it on my Acer Handheld Tablet, it keeps getting "stuck". I don't think the Acer has enough power to run the application and battery life seems very short between charges. The question therefore is, do I but a better handheld tablet and run Sky Demon in the air, (I will continue to use it as a flight planning tool), or do I go for a dedicated GPS.
Anyone who knows of me will understand that my navigation is not my strongest suite. On my first solo cross country, (in a Falke Motor Glider, armed only with map, compass and watch), I got horribly lost over the Yorkshire Moors. I called the nice lady on D & D and advised her that I was "temporarily uncertain of my position", and on being asked when I was last certain, had to admit that it was when I was on the runway at Rufforth. Consequently, confidence is low.
I will only be flying VFR and bumbling about the skies at 50 to 95 kts depending on whether I am in the glider or the Pup.
So, do I buy a super tablet with GPS, (and if so, which one), or do I buy a GPS, (and if so which one)? I am a very simple soul and would prefer an uncluttered screen so like the Sky Demon as I can "eliminate" air space above loud base and concentrate on what I am really likely to have to avoid.
Tim & Mark at Gamston have taught me the rudiments of VOR which will help but I would like a picture of where I am. Any advice would be very greatly appreciated.
Steve
I love Sky Demon on my laptop but, when I run it on my Acer Handheld Tablet, it keeps getting "stuck". I don't think the Acer has enough power to run the application and battery life seems very short between charges. The question therefore is, do I but a better handheld tablet and run Sky Demon in the air, (I will continue to use it as a flight planning tool), or do I go for a dedicated GPS.
Anyone who knows of me will understand that my navigation is not my strongest suite. On my first solo cross country, (in a Falke Motor Glider, armed only with map, compass and watch), I got horribly lost over the Yorkshire Moors. I called the nice lady on D & D and advised her that I was "temporarily uncertain of my position", and on being asked when I was last certain, had to admit that it was when I was on the runway at Rufforth. Consequently, confidence is low.
I will only be flying VFR and bumbling about the skies at 50 to 95 kts depending on whether I am in the glider or the Pup.
So, do I buy a super tablet with GPS, (and if so, which one), or do I buy a GPS, (and if so which one)? I am a very simple soul and would prefer an uncluttered screen so like the Sky Demon as I can "eliminate" air space above loud base and concentrate on what I am really likely to have to avoid.
Tim & Mark at Gamston have taught me the rudiments of VOR which will help but I would like a picture of where I am. Any advice would be very greatly appreciated.
Steve