Originally Posted by
Pilot1993
Looks like an IPAD is pretty essential to RTP. I would imagine it needs to have a cell data plan also for using it during cross country flights? Does PSA give you an IPAD in training? If so, do you still carry your own on trips?
It's nice to have, for sure. If you have to do your instrument ticket, it's definitely worth having so you don't have to lug around charts and plates. You want one with data capabilities because they have the
real internal GPS, but you don't have to have data turned on to use it.
There are free alternatives to ForeFlight (90 day trials, etc), but as a previous user of ForeFlight none of them met my expectations. The Garmin app was probably my second favorite, but didn't work with my external gps.
When I was there this summer the company was not providing iPads.