Vaughn writes:

I recently bought the new $199.00 Google Nexus7 8" pad. It is a
candidate to replace the Ipad that I have been flying with. So far, I
have confirmed that (unlike my Ipad) it has an excellent GPS built
in.

Sounds like your iPad is WiFi only, those models don't have a
GPS. Models with 3G/4G cell radios have GPS (apparently the GPS/cell
radio are on the same chipset and aren't manufactured separately)
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