OzRunways 2.whoa!
Joined: Aug 2012
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From: Bathurst NSW AUS
I own a copy of every type of iPad, and have been working with them from 2 months before they were available in Aus. Have rolled out several thousands of them over the past three years, lost count of the actual numbers, but I'm up to 600 odd this year (my day job is in education)
In all that time I've had just 2 DOA and 2 original iPads that suffered premature battery death. All replaced under warranty. Not bad quality control, you'd have to be unlucky to get a dud one.
They can also survive a hell of a beating and still be usable. I had one that was 'banana'd', glass all but destroyed, and still worked, but the home button was intermittent! (Didn't get warranty on that one!!!)
(Despite all that, my preferred backup is paper!)
In all that time I've had just 2 DOA and 2 original iPads that suffered premature battery death. All replaced under warranty. Not bad quality control, you'd have to be unlucky to get a dud one.
They can also survive a hell of a beating and still be usable. I had one that was 'banana'd', glass all but destroyed, and still worked, but the home button was intermittent! (Didn't get warranty on that one!!!)
(Despite all that, my preferred backup is paper!)
Last edited by garrya100; 3rd May 2013 at 10:51.
Joined: Sep 1999
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From: Various
Just noticed that whilst in nav mode it says in fine print at the bottom left hand corner that the map is not to scale, do not use for navigation. What's the go there? Based on that statement I assume you would need to also carry paper charts.
What are the legal technicalities of this?
What are the legal technicalities of this?
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Adelaide
WW that's modified in the next version to reflect the CASA approval of maps as a data source under CAR233. Don't have the exact text on me but its something like 'Not in native scale due zooming' and Mercator projection. Essentially don't measure the map with a ruler and expect distances to be 1:500k like the fixed size paper version.
Mercator projection means straight lines are Rhumb lines instead of approximating great circle (most of the maps come as Lambert Conformal Conic originally but that's no good for computers). The practical difference is minimal.
Mercator projection means straight lines are Rhumb lines instead of approximating great circle (most of the maps come as Lambert Conformal Conic originally but that's no good for computers). The practical difference is minimal.
