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The times, they are a changin'

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Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:28 am

The times, they are a changin'

I went in for my flight physical recently. It was the last one to be filled out on a paper application. It got me thinking. I took my written for my private on paper, using the E6-B and a pencil. It was hand graded.
I took my instrument written on the computer, as I did on subsequent ratings.
Then I was out at the airport last week and friend with a PT-22 was demonstrating the iPad with the ForeFlight on it. It was an incredible tool. He said he has gone paperless, no more buying sectionals. It is all on the iPad by subscription.
On the way home I bought a new sectional. I was thinking is this the last paper sectional I'll buy?

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Mon Sep 17, 2012 10:54 am

Re: The times, they are a changin'

The iPad can't replace the paper sectional completely...it sucks as a sunshade... :shock:
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:11 am

Re: The times, they are a changin'

Hard to wipe your ass with an I-Pad also.... :)
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:15 am

Re: The times, they are a changin'

and not as good of a firestarter material either....oh wait, maybe there's an app for that :)
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:40 am

Re: The times, they are a changin'

SkyTruck wrote:Hard to wipe your ass with an I-Pad also.... :)

Beat me to it! Yeah sectinals are better then leaves or sage brush.
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 5:50 pm

Re: The times, they are a changin'

... and Robert Zimmerman had seen this coming 46 years ago.
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 6:40 pm

Re: The times, they are a changin'

I was visiting the kids the other day, asked if they had a newspaper handy, I was told to get up with the times old man we don't get newspapers any more. We get all right here on this ipad, ya know that fly never knew what hit him.
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:10 pm

Re: The times, they are a changin'

Dogsbody wrote:.... I was out at the airport last week and friend with a PT-22 was demonstrating the iPad with the ForeFlight on it.....


What a contrast between old and new tech: a PT22 and an i-pad.
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:47 pm

Re: The times, they are a changin'

courierguy wrote:
SkyTruck wrote:Hard to wipe your ass with an I-Pad also.... :)

Beat me to it! Yeah sectinals are better then leaves or sage brush.


Yep, that's true, but it makes the elevation colors really hard to distinguish.
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:56 pm

Re: The times, they are a changin'

A sectional doesn't turn off because it is low on power....
or 'freeze up'.

Not that i don't love my iPad...
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Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:17 am

Re: The times, they are a changin'

luv my IPad but you cant puke in it either it rolls off the edges :lol:
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Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:30 am

Re: The times, they are a changin'

I'll give one prop to the iPad...it doesn't blow out the window / door when you open it in flight. But...if you drop it out the same...it's a much bigger deal. #-o
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