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In article , Finbar
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You probably don't even need a laptop, either: a cheap iPaq or Palm PDA
can probably do the job for much less money and hassle, and it can also
be used with the logger for navigation while you fly.

Actually, log files downloaded to a PDA are not acceptable to the IGC
for a badge claim. And even if they were acceptable, now the file has
to be downloaded from the PDA somehow: same problem as before. Or I
could just download the file at home and email it to the OO...

Misunderstanding here.

It is not acceptable to use a PDA as a Flight Recorder, but there is no
reason on earth why you cant use the PDA to Download the Approved
Recorder. After all, the PDA is just a very small PC, right?

Tim Newport-Peace

"Indecision is the Key to Flexibility."