Decided it's high time to buy a gps gizmo for shopping for homes. The
only available unit I see that comes with map software is the DeLorme
Earthmate LT-40. No one has this unit in stock. Even DeLorme is out.

This sort of unit has been discussed here many times. Short of buying an
iPad2, what can I use? I see many gps usb and thumb drive receivers
available. Nothing I have seen has software bundled. I want to use my
laptop because we store home sale info to view as we drive around, and
want the gps running for tracking those pesky houses down finally.

If I can get one that doubles as a cockpit device, I'll be enlightened
all the more.

Thanks for your input!
Ed Carver


Robin has a dedicated GPS moving map she can loan you and maybe you
can talk her into selling it cheap ($20) as she now has a GPS built
into her tablet and cell phone. I'll ask her when she wakes up. My
guess is those things are dime a dozen on ebay as they are now
obsolete big time. You can also a do screen shots of Google maps.

If you want a tablet I recommend a 10 inch with built in USB. The
Asus left that out in the Transformer. Fry's and Best Buys have a
good selection in Oxnard. I think the Toshiba is about the best
right at the moment. The Ipad screen blows up at over 10,000 feet. I
am not sure the Toshiba won't. Too early to tell. The aviation
software for the Android is not quite as good as it is for the Ipad
right at the moment. Things are changing by the minute.


Paul Lamar


What do you mean by "the ipad screen blows up over 10,000 feet"
??????  Mine seems OK.

SD

Have you used it over 10,000 feet altitude?
Airline cabins never get over 8000 feet.

Paul Lamar


Hmmmm, perhaps not over cabin altitude.  But what do you mean by
"blows up?"  Does it physically rupture and spew LCD chemicals all
over and never work again or does it just go logically berserk and
act normal when you get back to sea level?

SD

Robin came home from a 99 meeting with the info so no details.

Paul Lamar


OK, let me know the details .... I am curious!

SD

So everyone that drives over Vail Pass with their iPad is risking a blowup?  Or how about people that travel to someplace like La Paz, Bolivia.  I doubt it.

Matt-

No lie. It is the truth. The current one are fixed.
Why would a 99 lie. They are pilots.

Paul Lamar