Pilots frequently face challenges integrating iPads safely and efficiently into the cockpit, despite their utility.
Specialized accessories are available from companies like Sporty's and MyGoFlight to help securely mount, protect, and enhance iPad usage in aircraft.
Highlighted products include MyGoFlight's durable, multi-functional iPad Folio (a case, kneeboard, and mount) and Sporty's iPad Case with an integrated battery to double on-time for longer flights.
Once you’ve bought your iPad, downloaded your favorite app and synced it with your portable ADS-B box, the question remains: How do you work this new device into the cockpit?
Those of us who have balanced, stowed, dropped and lost iPads in the cockpit know it’s not as easy as it sounds.
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A commercial pilot, Isabel Goyer has been flying for more than 40 years, with hundreds of different aircraft in her logbook and thousands of hours. An award-winning aviation writer, photographer and editor, Ms. Goyer led teams at Sport Pilot, Air Progress and Flying before coming to Plane & Pilot in 2015.
