Guys

I'm driving along in middle of nothing in Wyoming.  Got to thinking.  My
Goggle Maps Navigation on my Droid phone is way better than my Garmin
GPS on my window. Goggle updates its maps automatically for free and
also more accurate and talks the directions on Droid (wont talk on apple
phone).  You can watch short utubes on each goggle navigation feature.

So why don't one of you figure out a way to use goggle maps inconnectuon
with ipad type device (Droid or apple) and make a navagation system for
airplanes to replace those expensive Garmins.

Snowing now so have to stop email.

Van

As I recall there is a rule against using a cell phone in an airplane.
It works of course. The cell transmissions cut down the gain
on the aircraft radio. I did it years ago when a cell phone weighed
5 pounds and had a separate hand set :)

Paul Lamar


It's GoOgle..  Not GoGgle. Did your Android device do your spellchecking?  ;)

Apple can do turn by turn directions, but not for free. Or at least not natively.

There are big swaths of the western US without cell coverage.  That means you have to store the nav data on board the device. That's one of the expenses covered when you buy a Garmin.

The Google data isn't monitored.  For some kinds of things (instrument approaches), I'll pay to have someone make sure the data isn't wrong. Jeppesen.

I've used a couple of cell phones in light airplanes. Many times they don't work, even if I'm over a relatively populated area. I believe it may have something to do with the antenna design on the towers. Or with logic on the towers rejecting devices that connect to too many towers at once. Or devices that are switching towers too quickly. Not sure. But, I know it's not a reliable connection - even when I have plenty of bars of signal strength.


Matt-