Biotex
Registered User
Alpine Texas
Trying to get a handle on this technology and also trying to determine the best course of action for me to cheaply get gps, weather, current charts etc... into the cockpit.
I currently have a Garmin 295 but it is small and outdated, so I think I want to mount my iPad using a ram mount system. In preparation, I have been researching the different options. I downloaded a trial version of Garmin Pilot to my iPhone and have been exploring it for the past couple of days. Seems like a quality program well worth the annual fee. I see that ForeFlight is also a good choice, but have not looked past the garmin product yet.
So here are my questions thus far. What happens once the iPad get airborne? Is it solely using cell towers for it's gps and weather data, or is it also using satelite gps? Or both?
What about external antennas? Will I need one? I live and mostly fly in an area with poor cell coverage, and don't want to go this direction if I'm going to need cell towers.
I see this Garmin GDL 39 product which looks nice to have, but I don't have ADS-B coverage in my area so I'm thinking it might be a waste of money.
So if you had a 295 gps and an iPad, which way would you go and why? I have spent several hours reading reviews and such, but still am lost (no pun intended)!
I currently have a Garmin 295 but it is small and outdated, so I think I want to mount my iPad using a ram mount system. In preparation, I have been researching the different options. I downloaded a trial version of Garmin Pilot to my iPhone and have been exploring it for the past couple of days. Seems like a quality program well worth the annual fee. I see that ForeFlight is also a good choice, but have not looked past the garmin product yet.
So here are my questions thus far. What happens once the iPad get airborne? Is it solely using cell towers for it's gps and weather data, or is it also using satelite gps? Or both?
What about external antennas? Will I need one? I live and mostly fly in an area with poor cell coverage, and don't want to go this direction if I'm going to need cell towers.
I see this Garmin GDL 39 product which looks nice to have, but I don't have ADS-B coverage in my area so I'm thinking it might be a waste of money.
So if you had a 295 gps and an iPad, which way would you go and why? I have spent several hours reading reviews and such, but still am lost (no pun intended)!