Flying with the new ipad mini 5 in the cockpit

Rod Rakic
Episode 007
Flying with the new iPad mini 5 in the Cockpit

The iPad mini 5 is the best iPad I have ever flown with.

The last time Apple updated the iPad mini was in 2015. We finally got an update with the 5th generation iPad mini, which gives us a better screen, better battery life, and a processor that's 3X as fast.

The Mooney is a fast, go-places airplane... but its cockpit is famously narrow. So what better way to test the perfect pilot's iPad than to jam it on the yoke and go fly?

In this video, I serve as safety pilot on an IFR flight from Chicago Executive (KPWK) to Monroe, WI in the MJ20. Howard gets some stick time under the hood as he flies the RNAV 30 approach into KEFT. I even try to copy clearances with the Apple Pencil.

Pencil. Is the way to a truly paperless cockpit?

MUSIC:

Roller Blades
Otis McDonald