Originally Posted by
JimmyS
Thank you everyone for the replies. It sounds like the iPad is almost a requirement these days at least once he begins working on his instrument. Every dollar counts right now so I think we will have to wait until he finishes the private.
If you must, but the expereince he will get while using it for XC planning, weather review, etc is immense. If you can swing it, they are VERY valuable even at the PPL level. Having a solid usage baseline is greatly beneficial when it comes time to do the instrument rating. I recommend them to all my students.