I know a good number of Pilots use I Pad for flying . Here in Desert Southwest Heat from SUN is major problem with O.A.T's 100 plus for months at a time . Reading on internet that the I Pad doesn't like anything over 95 degrees ? Do you have a way to COOL them down to temperatures that the I Pad can live with ?
Is the I Pad air or Mini any better than the original I Pad ? My Android Motorola Xoom does a pretty good job but is limited to a few apps.

P.S. if there's anyone out there that would like to sell or trade a Ipad that would work for flying contact me at [email protected] Thanks Bill Reid

Is there an Apple Store near by? You might want to address your needs with them. I believe you have a return period if not totally satisfied.

I am totally "getting off" on my brand new iPAD AIR 2, 128G, cellular model! I have Verizon cellular data here in Honolulu and it is freaking kicking a$$ on my existing internet provider. My wife may get one too, she is an Android hacker at this moment. Life is great!!

Now I have to clean up my office and get ready to go to the mainland...

Keep it out of direct sunlight and make sure there is plenty of airflow. It gets pretty hot here in Colorado - and I've never had problems. But you will generally want to be flying in the cooler hours anyway. The iPads get a lot hotter while they are chargin - keep that in mind - make sure you have vented air pointed at it when you plug it in and it has a low charge.

I haven't had any problems with my iPad Mini overheating, at all. I've had it for 2 years. In the airplane, it's on the yoke, on this yoke mount: http://forpilotsonly.com/iPro-Navigator.htm I have flown so far in temps over 100F in the Midwest returning from OSH. You will notice that the iPro Navigator mount is a skeletal mount, so that it doesn't hold in any of the heat, and the flip board does a nice job of shading it, too.

Outside of the airplane, I store the Mini in a padded pouch and never leave it in the sun. Similarly, when I'm using it outside, I only use it in the shade.

As it happens, I run power to the Mini so that it stays charged. Although I agree that when it's been significantly discharged, it will get warm during charging, but if I start with it already pretty much fully charged, it doesn't get appreciably warm at all. Apple claims an 8 hour battery life, but I prefer that the battery is the backup for any power loss.

When I first got the Mini, I had Best Buy install a higher end screen saver, but what annoyed me was the reflections. Then last Fall, I installed a MyGoFlight ArmorGlas anti-glare screen saver, and that took care of the glare without diminishing being able to see the charts. I liked it so much that I installed one on my iPhone 5s, also.

So I highly recommend both of these, the iPro Navigator and the MyGoFlight ArmorGlas anti-glare screen saver.

As far as the Mini itself goes, I'd recommend getting at least the 64 GB size. I only got the 32 GB, and with the other apps I've put on it, it is full enough that when I update Foreflight, it often sends me a message that there's not enough storage. The work-around for that is to delete all of the old downloads first, which opens up the storage for the new downloads. But it would be better to start with enough storage. I'll do that next time, whenever my Mini wears out--although it shows no signs of doing that.

I also chose the cell model, both because of its internal GPS (the non-cell models do not have a GPS and must have an external GPS for the geo referenced map features of Foreflight). For the extra $10/month on my Verizon bill, though, I've really liked being able to connect without wi-fi when I've been traveling. That lets me look at the weather, do emails, web surf, etc., without wi-fi--and I've only come close to my data limit once, when my Marilyn kept hooking up to Facebook on her smartphone while we were driving! She's even less techie than I am and didn't understand the difference between wi-fi and cell data connections.

Cary

Not sure about heat, but a tip is if you have it on a yoke mount wearing a dark colored shirt will really help the readability.

Light coming in from windscreen lights up light colored shirts and makes the screen really tough to read.

TD

TomD wrote:Not sure about heat, but a tip is if you have it on a yoke mount wearing a dark colored shirt will really help the readability.

Light coming in from windscreen lights up light colored shirts and makes the screen really tough to read.

TD

Agreed! Learned that shortly after installing it. Not as bad with an anti-glare screen protector, but still a factor.

Cary

I had my ipad mini lock up due to temperature last week for the first time ... right in the middle of an instrument approach. It wasn't that warm of a day, but the mini was on my knee in sunlight. I was relying on it for my approach plates and charts, and the silly thing didn't come back on until I was on the ground. Luckily I decided last year to start carrying two ipads (one new and one old cheaper) so this latest fail was a non event.

Anyways point being that even if you do your best to keep the ipad happy, I would have a good backup plan if you're relying on it.