REFLECTOR: E-readers as Electronic Flight Bags

[Terry Miles]

Lar,

I saw that too and was confused.  Sometimes all these internet reviews can
be out of date.  The larger question is do PDF files displayed on a kindle
also contain the PDF style bookmark feature?  Can you answer that?

Thanks,

Terry

 

From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Lawrence Epstein
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 22:48
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: E-readers as Electronic Flight Bags

 

I am pretty sure that while the earlier Kindle did not read PDF's without
some juggling, the Kindle DX has "native" PDF support as well as support for
multiple other file formats.

Larry Epstein

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 9:03 PM, Terry Miles <terrence_miles at hotmail.com>
wrote:

Kurt, 

You can't with Kindle since that comes mail order, but the Sonys are sold in
any neighborhood electronics store.  I went to a local Stapes and they were
willing to open a box in the store and let me load a NACO pdf file and look
at how it responded.  I had to talk to the store manager and explain myself.
He agreed with me.  This since they have a "no questions" return policy if
you bring it back the next day or so anyway.  I dind't do it since I have
decided to hold off for now.  

Terry

 

From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of nmflyer1 at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 22:59
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: E-readers as Electronic Flight Bags

 

Terry, 

 

I haven't seen the approach plates on one, but I recently saw the Kindle as
a text device. The clarity was amazing in the airplane, and the screen was
really imuned to glare. The one my Stepson has does not have a back light
(or he didn't yet know how to use it), I don't know if there are different
models. 

 

If it was night usable, just based on the clarity, light weight, and
glare-resistance.. I would try it. Perhaps you could find a demo somewhere.

 

Kurt 




-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Miles <terrence_miles at hotmail.com>
To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list' <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Tue, Nov 10, 2009 7:37 pm
Subject: REFLECTOR: E-readers as Electronic Flight Bags

Does anybody have any experience with the KindleDX or the Sony PRS505 as a
NACO approach plate display device over using paper charts?

Thanks,

Terry

 

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