Thanks for the info. I already have one for normal tablet use. Looks like it's worth a try then :)
I have been using it for the last year - a Nexus 7 version 2. Sunlight readable most of the time. I also use it as a vario with the onboard GPS and it is fine even without a bluefly. I also have had up to 3 other devices on the go at the same time and compared the vario response and nothing really between any of them. Sometimes one beeps first, other times a different one and sometime any one may carry on beeping after the others. I've flown XC quite happily with the nexus as my only vario. Simon Twiss has a version 1 and says the sound is not very good, the V2 has stereo speakers and is loud and clear.
I've recently had a problem with it and not sure of the cause. I broke the screen by dropping it in the car, and by the time I'd replaced the screen I had an automatic download of a new android version, and now the device sometimes seems really slow and hangs, but it might also be because I have changed the screen protector to a special anti-glare one.
Used it yesterday and the anti-glare is much better than the normal film and absolutely perfect to view in sun, but as it was cold the screen often wouldn't respond to my fingers and that was on the ground. This might be because I've not done a good job of replacing the screen and haven't plugged it all in properly or it might be the new screen guard.
To record tracklogs and submit to XCLEAGUE, use GPSDUMP for android at the same time as XCSOAR, but beware as GPSDUMP has to be manually edited before you save the file (as soon as you land), otherwise you get too many non flying trackpoints and the flight will not submit.When using all the apps, the battery is not good enough for a realy long flight 5 hours plus) so have to use an extra battery, bu I've got one that is the same size so velcro's onto the back and then all sits on flightdeck as one. In normal home use in the warm it lasts for 7 hours at least between charges (bluetooth off). As a comparison againsta KOBO, costs a bit more, but no hassle with soldering, the screen is visible even though not anywher near as clear as a KOBO, and when you land you can download your track or check on train times as soon as you have an internet connection (I use a wifi broadband thingy).
Dave Thomas
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On Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 12:48:39 PM UTC, Richard Ford wrote:HiDoes anybody here use a tablet (like the Nexus 7) as a flight instrument? If so what are your experiences of it?Cheers!Rich
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