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robin culley
robin culley
posted 5/16/2013 9:57:34 AM
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Has any experience using nexus7 with Skydemon as it looks like an ideal size and aide in our Jab 430 and priced buy .
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Paul Walton
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posted 7/31/2013 3:22:26 PM
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Hi Robin
Just a bit of feedback on your question about the Nexus 7.
I'm a relative newcomer to SD. I've been using it a couple of months now on the Nexus 7 and must say that contrary to much of the chit-chat, I find the Nexus an excellent platform.
The size / aspect ratio of the device suits my flex-wing perfectly and I can't say that I've experienced any real problems with device that have been reported by others. It's a tiny bit "laggy" sometimes, but not so as to greatly hinder operation. True, I think it's most comfortable planning flights on a desktop and saving/retrieving via the cloud, rather than using the device itself for planning but perhaps this is true of all small(ish) tablets? Battery life is also very good (I'm getting 8-9 hours) and I have confidently flown cross-country without an external power supply plugged-in.
Since the upgrade to SD v2.7, I find the functionality is catching up nicely with other platforms (iPAD, etc.) and being a recent convert from the CAA 1/4mil charts, I have found that I have quickly overcome my early fears about not having enough detail on the charts. This has been helped a great deal by SD's ability to program user-defined waypoints, and using the "Custom Data" functionality gives lots of opportunity for programming in personal stuff like private airstrips, user-defined VRP's, etc. I've even entered the coordinates for the various Altimeter Setting Regions up and down the country which now appear nicely on my UK chart. So overall, I'm dead pleased with the way the Android version is coming along and don't regret at all having gone for the Nexus 7.
Incidentally, I've just upgraded to Android 4.3 and like others, found that SD was very unstable on this version. The patch mentioned elsewhere on the forum solved the problem instantly, though.
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Paul
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robin culley
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posted 8/9/2013 9:43:54 PM
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Thanks Paul .
Very helpful !
The New Nexus is soon to launch , so will wait
to see how compatible it is with S D . before I plunge .
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Robin
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mfalcon
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posted 8/14/2013 1:14:59 PM
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Just to say I've got the new Nexus 7, and SD runs a treat on it (at least from the planning perspective).
Hope to do a decent flight with it soon to test the navigation mode...
Michael
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robin culley
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5/16/2013 9:57:34 AM
There are several very long threads over on Flyer forum about this....
stevelup
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5/16/2013 11:49:36 AM
While what Steve says is accurate, it depends on your intended use is...
adhawkins
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5/16/2013 12:41:22 PM
[quote][b]stevelup (16/05/2013)[/b][hr]There are several very long...
guille
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5/21/2013 9:21:32 PM
Any more feedback on the Nexus 7 performance with the latest version...
madgav
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6/3/2013 11:03:53 AM
I am running SD on a Nexus 7. I like it for planning. However, I am...
waremark
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6/6/2013 11:48:18 PM
We have just about abandoned out nav unit and use the nexus 7 for...
fuzzflyer
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7/29/2013 2:03:25 PM
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corby44
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8/23/2014 8:58:51 AM
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DirDej
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5/17/2013 5:15:33 AM
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5/21/2013 7:31:03 PM
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adhawkins
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6/11/2013 2:25:59 PM
Having used my N7 four times now in flight with SD, I would give it 8...
fuzzflyer
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6/14/2013 11:30:51 AM
I don't seem to be able to find routes saved in cloud on the PC on the...
ronalex
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6/19/2013 10:42:46 PM
If you save a route to the cloud from your Nexus 7, do you see it...
Tim Dawson
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7/10/2013 1:03:27 PM
Hi Robin Just a bit of feedback on your question about the Nexus 7....
Paul Walton
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7/31/2013 3:22:26 PM
Thanks Paul . Very helpful ! The New Nexus is soon to launch ,...
robin culley
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8/9/2013 9:43:54 PM
Just to say I've got the new Nexus 7, and SD runs a treat on it (at...
mfalcon
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8/14/2013 1:14:59 PM
I have Sky Demon on the previous generation Nexus 7. I used it for the...
fdemon
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9/30/2013 11:39:54 AM
Hi All. Has anybody had any problems with SD on a Nexus 7 ( 2013...
pilkinf
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7/14/2014 10:40:28 AM
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Tim Dawson
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7/14/2014 1:54:02 PM
I have downloaded the GPS test app from Google and it shows that the...
pilkinf
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7/14/2014 4:09:35 PM
I have a similar problem Frank - my Nexus 7 never picks up the GPS...
dave_kent
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7/16/2014 1:22:39 PM
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