iPad power management
An iPad with a dead battery is about as useful as runway left behind. How do you keep your iPad charged up and ready to go?
Bret is vice president and senior flight instructor for Sporty's Academy. In addition to Bret's teaching responsibilities, Bret leads Sporty's video production and app development team and serves as editor of the popular iPad Pilot News online journal. As an airline transport pilot, Bret is a senior captain in Sporty's corporate flight department.
An iPad with a dead battery is about as useful as runway left behind. How do you keep your iPad charged up and ready to go?
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A lot of pilots worry about the iPad interfering with other electronics in the cockpit. In our experience, this is a non-issue–if you have your settings correct. Find out how to do that in this article.
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