iPhone X and iGlide - the verdict is in.

On Friday, December 1, 2017 at 3:15:22 PM UTC-8, MNLou wrote:
The Oudie IGC is less than $1200 and you get a long life battery and an IGC recorder.

Nope - it doesn't handle phone calls well

Lou

So an Oudie IGC is about the same as an iPhone X and iGlide, and doesn't make phone calls.

With the iPhone, you get an IGC recorder but I don't think it is legal for records. Other than that everything would seem to favor the iPhone - more memory, much better display, built in tracking, much faster at everything it does, and it does infinitely more. I'm not sure if the battery would last all day at full brightness, but a battery pack that will run it for days is about $30. For strictly glider use, it will come down to whether you like SYM or iGlide better. I have run both and know which one I like, but it is clearly personal preference.

Not sure what you pay in Europe, but in the US, an iPhone X is $1000 and iGlide Pro is $220.

It all depends upon what you're willing to pay for capability.Â* My
ClearNav system cost considerably more, doesn't make phone calls,
probably has a larger/brighter screen, has all the controls mounted on
the stick, is good for world records...Â* I turn off my phone and carry
it in my pocket.

Dif'rent strokes...

On 12/1/2017 5:39 PM, jfitch wrote:
On Friday, December 1, 2017 at 3:15:22 PM UTC-8, MNLou wrote:
The Oudie IGC is less than $1200 and you get a long life battery and an IGC recorder.

Nope - it doesn't handle phone calls well

Lou
So an Oudie IGC is about the same as an iPhone X and iGlide, and doesn't make phone calls.

With the iPhone, you get an IGC recorder but I don't think it is legal for records. Other than that everything would seem to favor the iPhone - more memory, much better display, built in tracking, much faster at everything it does, and it does infinitely more. I'm not sure if the battery would last all day at full brightness, but a battery pack that will run it for days is about $30. For strictly glider use, it will come down to whether you like SYM or iGlide better. I have run both and know which one I like, but it is clearly personal preference.

Not sure what you pay in Europe, but in the US, an iPhone X is $1000 and iGlide Pro is $220.

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Dan, 5J

iPad is mounted on a RAM mount. Mounted to the canopy rail on the right side of the cockpit. I had to put it further back than the pocket pc that it replaced, because it would get on the way of the stick otherwise.