By dave_kent - 7/21/2014 12:23:32 PM
I strap my Nexus 7 to my kneeboard so a quick glance down is all I need to view the map. However, in the last few flights SD has lost my position, claiming "waiting for location data", which in a C172 surprised me as the large windscreen rarely blocks the view of the sky. On Friday I flew from Rochester to Panshangar with an uninterrupted track on SD, but the return flight was interrupted 4 times by loss of GPS. I can't believe that travelling NW is better for GPS than travelling SE, so I'm assuming there is something wrong with where I keep the device in-flight.
All this is a long-winded way of me asking you fellow Nexus 7 owners where you put the device when flying? Do you keep it on your knee, or mount it on the yoke, dash, or somewhere else?
Dave
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By Baron von Mildred - 8/5/2014 8:11:57 AM
I have flown 1000s of hours using various skydemon devices, and can confirm that not all pick up satellite data reliably. I have recently been trying a Tesco Hudl, which is pretty useless on the knee. The problem seems to be with the hardware. Sometimes devices just seem to have a weaker receiver than others. I have also found that a crowded cabin can also weaken the signal.
I guess an external GPS dongle could help, but have not tried one yet.
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