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Old 27th Apr 2021, 12:39
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Originally Posted by [email protected]
Ah yes, forgot about the ipad - I was meaning having the capability provided by the manufacturer. I wouldn't be relying on an ipad app to save my life in poor weather.
For modern aircraft, it's available in newer generations of the Garmin suite, so no need for an ipad.
Hill needs to remember that there are countries where the sun shines regularly and temperatures are well above "mild". In these conditions an ipad will go thermal in minutes.

It would be really good to see an actual aircraft prototype. So far it is all style over substance.
I still can't see how he is reinventing the helicopter, it just seems like the same stuff made a lot prettier, but then that is what Steve Jobs did to the mobile phone.

With all the premium vehicle analogies, perhaps he should rather have put his expertise to Britains version of Tesla.
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