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Tablet choice for charts


Michael Garrett
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Michael Garrett
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What do you guys use for charts while simming? Anybody use tablets? Non iPad though. I don't use apple stuff. 

Trying to find an inexpensive solution to my mess of charts I used to utilize. 

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Christoph Reule
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I personally use an Android tablet.

If you're on X-Plane you could also try plugins like AviTab or eBag.

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Tim Waldon
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I have a cheap Samsung Galaxy tablet that I previously used to display my downloaded pdf charts. I've tried both the tablet and also just a web browser to display charts, and I've recently leaned towards the simple browser solution on my second monitor. My reasoning is because the tablet was another tool that I had to maintain and keep synced, while a browser accomplished what I was looking for with less fuss.

Alternatively, Christoph mentioned a couple good X-Plane plugin solutions that are available and worth trying.

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Michael Garrett
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I'll look at some android tablets and see if I can find one for under $200. 8"screen seems way too small though. What size do you use? 

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Tim Waldon
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My tablet is 8". The size is a little small, but not too bad. My desk space is limited so it fits nicely on a stand and doesn't obstruct the view of my monitors. If you have the budget and space on your desk, a larger size tablet would definitely be nice.

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Mike Teague
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i have 4 monitors. (left, center, right, upper). the left monitor (27") that is my laptop display is for my charts

 

kinda hard to have multiple charts open at once on a tablet.

 

example:

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John Stockton
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I only fly IFR in USA. I have SkyVector on the internet. Therfore Alt+tab for viewing charts.

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John McMurdo
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I have a second monitor for charts and always with multiple tabs so I have quick access to all the charts I might need, and a laptop to monitor the airspace using simaware.

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