Originally Posted by
grow45
I have been offered a Blackberry by work although I suspect I wont have much work related use for it. However I wondered if it had any aviation uses. As I understand it I can use it to read emails, make phone calls and surf the web so presumably checking the weather will be possible but can I plug a GPS into it like a PDA and run Pocket FMS or the like. What about weight and balance programmes - anything like that available or is it not programmeable in that way.
Thanks
grow45
PS Flogging it on ebay and using the proceeds to pay for flying had occurred to me but might not go down to well at work.
Nope, they are "remote" terminals not intelligent devices as such. My life is empty without my "crackberry" but other than web browser apps there is nothing else you can with it.