Delorme InReach Explorer

On Sunday, 20 April 2014 20:09:52 UTC+1, Ramy wrote:
And you can always carry a smal external battery.

I wonder how many XC pilots carry external battery for their cell phone in case of landout? Otherwise you likely going to run out of your smartphone battery just before your crew arrives.



Ramy

I solved this problem by having the same connector for my navigation (Kobo) as my phone and my inReach. As I've only ever exceeded the capacity of one battery 3 times in 10 years I'm guessing there will always be something left in the other one to charge them up. I truth I also have a small USB battery pack that is in my landout bag, total cost about £15.00

On Sunday, April 20, 2014 4:10:24 PM UTC-4, 7C wrote:
On Sunday, 20 April 2014 20:09:52 UTC+1, Ramy wrote:

And you can always carry a smal external battery.



I wonder how many XC pilots carry external battery for their cell phone in case of landout? Otherwise you likely going to run out of your smartphone battery just before your crew arrives.


Carry a 12v-5v converter with usb out, wired with same connector as your glider battery. You will almost always have some capacity left which is not useful after you land... Computer shops have 3 in 1 usb cables with multiple common cellphone connectors. Mine has samsung, iPhone 4 and 5 (I can even offer charges to other pilots in the same field).