iPaq screen reflections - anyone really happy with their solution?

What are you doing, flying with your left hand?

"Tony Verhulst" wrote in message
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Mike Borgelt wrote:

Next question - while footling with the PDA how is your lookout?

Much better than when trying to decipher a sectional chart. And, once
set, GN II really doesn't require much "footling".

Next question - do you have it mounted where it blocks the forward and
down view from the cockpit?

See http://home.comcast.net/~verhulst/SOARING/cockpit_3.jpg

Tony V. LS6-b "6N"

Libelle Driver wrote:
What are you doing, flying with your left hand?

Yeah. Not much choice because of the location of the shutter button.
Also on the LS6, the gear handle is on the right so have to fly with the
left hand on the stick for a short period of time. Not really a problem.

Tony V.
http://home.comcast.net/~verhulst/SOARING

Tony Verhulst wrote:

Libelle Driver wrote:

What are you doing, flying with your left hand?


Yeah. Not much choice because of the location of the shutter button.
Also on the LS6, the gear handle is on the right so have to fly with the
left hand on the stick for a short period of time. Not really a problem.

An awfully nice day to be flying with a zero Macready setting...
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An awfully nice day to be flying with a zero Macready setting...

You actually use that?

Tony

Tony Verhulst wrote:

An awfully nice day to be flying with a zero Macready setting...


You actually use that?

Absolutely. The glider computer (I use Glide Navigator also) is usually
set to 4 to give me a safety margin to potential landout sites. The 302
is usually set to at least one, and on a good looking day in the
picture, at least 2 or 3, to encourage me to fly somewhere in the
proximity of the correct speed. I don't follow it slavishly.

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| See http://home.comcast.net/~verhulst/SOARING/cockpit_3.jpg
| Tony V. LS6-b "6N"

Tony, that iPaq mount seems to handle the wiring nicely. Which
brand/model is it??

Cheers,

Jim Kelly

Hi,

The cradle in the photo is a Mertins mount. I sell them for Enrique
Mertins.
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/mertins.htm

Even better is the TEKK cradle:
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/tekk.htm

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring Supplies

"Jim Kelly" wrote in message
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| See http://home.comcast.net/~verhulst/SOARING/cockpit_3.jpg
| Tony V. LS6-b "6N"

Tony, that iPaq mount seems to handle the wiring nicely. Which
brand/model is it??

Cheers,

Jim Kelly

The cradle in the photo is a Mertins mount. I sell them for Enrique
Mertins.
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/mertins.htm

Even better is the TEKK cradle:
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/tekk.htm

Seriously? I think the Mertins mount is pretty good and have a hard time
imagining a significant improvement. Can you be specific?

Tony V

Hi,

I think the Mertins mount is a good product. Enrique does a very nice job
making them in molds, etc. But some customers that purchased them in the
past said they were not impressed with them because they look a little "home
made". I think the web site mentions that they are home made, but... I've
had to take one unit back for a refund. The unit worked fine but didn't
meet the customer's expectations for the price.

The TEKK cradle is mass produced and it looks it. It also has a latching
mechanism that is much easier to use (and just as secure) as the Mertins
solution.

The only possible downside to the TEKK cradle is that the cable doesn't run
through the gooseneck. There is actually a way to do that with a minor
modification, but it requires removing and re-attaching the connector. I've
never had any customer complain about the TEKK cradle. I actually get
e-mails from customers saying how much they love it and it's worth the
price. They sometimes include photos of the installation.

Please don't get the impression that I don't like the Mertins mount.
Enrique is very nice to work with and his cradles are nice if you want a
cradle that will hold an iPAQ in an expansion pack.

Good Soaring,

Paul Remde
Cumulus Soaring Supplies

"Tony Verhulst" wrote in message
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The cradle in the photo is a Mertins mount. I sell them for Enrique
Mertins.
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/mertins.htm

Even better is the TEKK cradle:
http://www.cumulus-soaring.com/tekk.htm

Seriously? I think the Mertins mount is pretty good and have a hard time
imagining a significant improvement. Can you be specific?

Tony V

I think the Mertins mount is a good product. Enrique does a very nice job
making them in molds, etc. But some customers that purchased them in the
past said they were not impressed with them because they look a little
"home
made". I think the web site mentions that they are home made, but... I've
had to take one unit back for a refund. The unit worked fine but didn't
meet the customer's expectations for the price.

I returned that unit to Paul earlier this year. It didn't meet my
expectations because it didn't work. The IPAQ wouldn't connect to the CAI
302 using that mount. I assume the mount connector was not making adequate
contact in the IPAQ or there was some other wiring problem.

Also the fit was so poor the IPAQ consistantly became stuck in the mount.
To extract the IPAQ I would have to hold the mount in one hand, the IPAQ in
the other and pull with clenched teeth until my face turned red... then the
IPAQ would come out. Waxing the edges of the IPAQ helped, but goodness
gracious, what a pain.

To Paul's credit, he did take the Mertin's mount back and give the credit
toward a TEKK mount which worked and fit perfectly from the start.

Guy Byars