Originally Posted by
SonicFlyer
Oh trust me I'm quite aware. But I am also quite aware that lots of guys do it anyway, and especially with regards to safety if you can't get big picture NEXRAD via wifi, then it's better to have it sometimes on your own ipad than not have it at all. If you can surf tiktak and snatchchat in the cockpit with wifi, then you can absolutely justify having an ipad with ads-b rx without wifi.
Post #16 says it all, it's a safety issue not having it sometimes:
The LUV field passenger experience
I've never seen anyone in 121 carry their own iPad, own Foreflight, with an adsb receiver.
There's no safety issue, unless the crew make it into one. It's a customer service issue where instead of making it into DEN on a sensible route, you end up spending hours in BFF after doing an offline divert.