Hi Robert,
I have provided some club members with modified Kobo mini, Kobo Touch and Kobo
Glo devices over past few month. These are Ebook Readers with added GPS which
have become quite popular here.
These club mates are quite happy with them and they use them cockpit mounted or
kneeboard style. One has even integrated it ih his panel. They are probably the
best in sunlight readability run long enough on internal battery for the
occasional 5 to 6 hr flight, and if required can be powered from an external
USB battery pack for longer flights. Connection to Flarm, logger, glide
computer or such is also possible, even if not relevant in the case your club
mate.
You’d need to do a bit or soldering, though, to put a GPS module in. (Connect 3
to 4 wires …)
Best,
Martin
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Am 18.05.2014 um 04:19 schrieb Robert Hart <crispin...@gmail.com>:
> Hi
>
> A friend of mine recently sold their glider and is now flying club gliders.
> He is used to XCSoar and so I am looking around for the best hardware on
> which to run XCSoar for him
> • Screen size - an iPad is too big but an iPhone is too small (I know
> XCSoar runs on neither these are size guides).
> • it needs to be truly glider independent - no inputs from any glider
> instruments, so a GPS is absolutely required (and a pressure altimeter would
> be lovely, but I'm not aware of any tablet having one of these)
> • no connection to glider power, so it must provide at least 6 hours of
> continuous use battery power (although an external portable battery to extend
> battery life to this level is acceptable)
> • reasonable size for cockpit mounting
> • excellent full sun readability
> • capable of withstanding Australian summer cockpit temperatures (up to
> 50C when on the ground waiting to launch)
> Looking forward to suggestions!
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