I bought an iPAD 32GB Donkey's years ago and used it on and off, but I recognized the benefits of using it for Sky Demon. So later I bought an iPAD Mini and together with a Yoke mount I bought for my Piper Arrow III, had some really good use of it with Sky Demon on many flights of which some have been well into Europe. 

If it’s a RAM mount you can probably swap the tablet part over from iPad to a generic android device. Their US site has a great tool for checking what you need. If not RAM then it’s probably tricker.

I’ve never had a lockout from Apple in 20 years so you’ve probably been unlucky. Did they say why? Have you checked for email receipts?

On the android side I bought a tablet specifically for SD - Huawei M3Lite 8 - was great for flying with and about £140. Just updated it to the newly released M5 Lite 8 at £199. Much faster and smoother but so new you can’t get a screen protector or case yet. I prefer Apple devices but these have won me over for an affordable specific use tablet with GPS.

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vfr-uk - 8/16/2019 7:32:05 AM

If it’s a RAM mount you can probably swap the tablet part over from iPad to a generic android device. Their US site has a great tool for checking what you need. If not RAM then it’s probably tricker.

I’ve never had a lockout from Apple in 20 years so you’ve probably been unlucky. Did they say why? Have you checked for email receipts?

On the android side I bought a tablet specifically for SD - Huawei M3Lite 8 - was great for flying with and about £140. Just updated it to the newly released M5 Lite 8 at £199. Much faster and smoother but so new you can’t get a screen protector or case yet. I prefer Apple devices but these have won me over for an affordable specific use tablet with GPS.

There was no warning from Apple about slapping the Activation lock on my two iPADS. It was something to do with the Cloud and I think it happened after an update. I hardly used the 32Gb machine, but a few weeks ago, used it because my Laptop was in for repair. Then without warning the Activation lock screen came up. I went to my iPAD Mini and after a while it came up of that too. I bought both of them in Singapore years ago and they are legally mine. I can't remember the Apple login that I first used. It wasn't my normal email address because I didn't want Apple spamming me and as for the receipts, I have no idea where they might be today. So I consider that Apple are responsible for "breaking" my personal property and if I had pots full of money, would take them to court over it. Until I win the lottery, I will console myself by maintaining my determination to NEVER have another Apple product.