Class 2 Electronic Flight Bag - Which Android Device... Galaxy Tab S2 or NVidia K1?

[N693RG]

Looking for a tablet for Garmin Pilot. Has anyone used either the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 or the Nvidia Shield K1? I will be using a GDL 39 later this year once SVX is supported.

I understand that Foreflight and iPad are the "Kleenex" of the industry however I am not considering this route.

 

[StinkBug]

I run a Samsung Tab3 7" and have use a Tab2 10.1 in the past. Both are great devices, and work as well as any iProduct. The 10.1 was just a little big for my cockpit. I also have a Tab4 10", S3 and S5 phones all running the same app. I use Avare and not garmin Pilot, but since you asked about the hardware that doesn't really matter much.

 

[tehmightypirate]

I use a Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 running Avare and have had zero troubles. Battery life is good, screen size is just right, no crashes or overheating. Running an ADS-B receiver I pick up the occasional airline and the GPS signal is good inside a Cessna 172. I usually run a digital checklist app and a few other things in the background and have no trouble switching in and out of Avare. Have not tried Garmin Pilot on it but don't see any reason it wouldn't work as well. I use a Samsung Galaxy Note Edge as my backup device running Avare as well.

 

[midlifeflyer]

I haven't used either of those. But FWIW I can tell you that the developer of one of the Android EFB apps uses a Shield K1 and recommended it to me.

Oh goody! I got to pick two items on the poll. ForeFlight and "Other"

 

[EdFred]

What the crap is a Class 2 EFB vs Class 1 or 3 or however many classes there are?

 

[FreqFlyrJr]

What the crap is a Class 2 EFB vs Class 1 or 3 or however many classes there are?

I could benefit from the answer to this as well.

 

[midlifeflyer]

What the crap is a Class 2 EFB vs Class 1 or 3 or however many classes there are?

Edited to correct AC # and add links

With all the discussions through the years on tablet EFBs you never came across AC 120-76B and 91-78?

But yeah the question has a technical error.

A class 1 EFB is a non-FAA-certified portable unit that is not mounted in the aircraft; a Class 2 is a one that is attached to a mounting device in an aircraft. The way the ACs are worded, "mounting device" appears to refer to a mount that is permanently installed in the aircraft rather than something like a removable ram mount.

BTW, if you read them, read AC 91-98. It's the one intended for light GA. 120-76 is intended for 91F and certificated operators, although it's definitions may be a bit more helpful to understanding because it is more recent.

 

[EdFred]

ADVISORY circular, not REGULATORY circular. So no, I don't read those.

Thanks for the info though, I'll peruse it.


Edit: 91-98 doesn't seem to show up on a search.

Double Edit: It appears to be 91-78

 

[FreqFlyrJr]

ADVISORY circular, not REGULATORY circular. So no, I don't read those.

Thanks for the info though, I'll peruse it.

Hah, that's like saying the AIM isn't regulatory.

To me, if the FAA puts out anything, it's pretty much a required read.

 

[midlifeflyer]

ADVISORY circular, not REGULATORY circular. So no, I don't read those.

Thanks for the info though, I'll peruse it.

Too bad. The guidance contained in ACs tends to be very helpful in explaining how the FAA views regulatory subjects. [I guess my statement about the AIM in my signature block applies just as much to ACs]

 

[N693RG]

Yes Correction!!! Class 1 EFB My bad.

 

[midlifeflyer]

Yes Correction!!! Class 1 EFB My bad.

Don't worry about it. Ain't easy to keep this stuff straight. I wouldn;t have even noticed it if it weren't for EdFred's post.

ADVISORY circular, not REGULATORY circular.
Edit: 91-98 doesn't seem to show up on a search.

Double Edit: It appears to be 91-78

Yep. I'll fix it in my post and even add the direct links.

 

[EdFred]

To answer the question I use TrueFlight on both a Class 1 and Class 2 EFB.

 

[frfly172]

I pad with the stratus,foreflight,also just added a Garmin 330 s . Just about all I need.

 

[mkosmo]

Hah, that's like saying the AIM isn't regulatory.

To me, if the FAA puts out anything, it's pretty much a required read.

Most of what the FAA puts out is absolutely unrelated to what we do, though... and they put out a lot of crap, too.

 

[midlifeflyer]

Hah, that's like saying the AIM isn't regulatory.

To me, if the FAA puts out anything, it's pretty much a required read.

You might find that difficult. Have you seen how much the FAA put out there. If you've even red 1/2 of the FAR you are probably ahead of most.

 

[FreqFlyrJr]

Yall are right about my post.

I was trying to get across the idea that, if there were a problem the FAA could come and say, "Well we gave directions in AC-555 that would have avoided the problem. Why didn't you follow them?"