Quote Originally Posted by cdrmuetzel@juno.com View Post
i know nothing about the iFly personally, but a couple of neighbors have them and like them. i use a samsung galaxy tab 2 10.1 screen with android version 4.something in a Mustang II beneath an untinted canopy in Florida sun and like it. i'm using Avare and it replaces all my paper charts. it has a very very very basic flight planner. for automobile use, GPS Copilot also from google's play store. both are no-subscription-cost offerings. last time i checked Avare was not available for iDevices. If you have an android phone, Avare will work there, too, so you can fly it before $ out of pocket. i'm using a hand-me-down android version 2.something DroidX as my backup device for the galaxy. works exactly the same way, same buttonpushes, just smaller screen. someone else on here recommended the nexus 7 with purchased software. i recommend strongly that if you go android, try the free stuff first and see how you like it.
Hey, I just saw this, new to the EAA. You might check out the iFly GPS App, it's new to Android. I started another post earlier when I saw Plane and Pilot's review on the iFly GPS App this morning. I've been using an iPad Mini for a while with those big apps, but tired of the price, overheating and glare. I downloaded a trial on my grandson's Nexus 7 and like what I see. It's got some very power planning tools and has nice Airspace Alerts and a very cool vertical profile of terrain in front of you. You should give it a try, 30-days for free.

Here is the other post if you want to read more... http://eaaforums.org/showthread.php?...droid-and-iPad

I'm definitely moving to Android as there are brighter screens options. Might even pick up a 720, my friend has one and loves it. I've flown with it a few times and it is nice an bright. Better than my iPad Mini. It looks like I can have an iFly 720 and a Nexus 7 tablet on one subscription. Saves me some money to put towards some more avgas.

Thanks,
fly4sw