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08-19-2014, 02:59 AM
#2471
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Joined APC: Aug 2013
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Is the "Bob" mount approved now?
The Fat Gecko one is junk. I'm actually pretty miffed that they have required me to spend several hundred bucks to supply my own iPad (so they don't have to), then dictate that I use a mount which won't accommodate a protective case of any kind.
If the company had to supply us with iPads, you can bet they'd mandate that it be kept in an Otterbox or Lifeproof case to protect it, just as the Air Force does with its aircrew iPads.
There are good mount options out there, the company-approved mount is not one of them.
The Fat Gecko one is junk. I'm actually pretty miffed that they have required me to spend several hundred bucks to supply my own iPad (so they don't have to), then dictate that I use a mount which won't accommodate a protective case of any kind.
If the company had to supply us with iPads, you can bet they'd mandate that it be kept in an Otterbox or Lifeproof case to protect it, just as the Air Force does with its aircrew iPads.
There are good mount options out there, the company-approved mount is not one of them.
08-19-2014, 05:19 AM
#2472
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Joined APC: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,666
I would wait to buy the mount until you have the welcome packet. There is a discount code in there you can use. The approved mounts are the Fat Gecko dual suction or single suction cup mounts. Checkout Marv Golden pilot supplies.
08-19-2014, 06:01 AM
#2473
sippin' dat koolaid
Joined APC: Jun 2013
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Posts: 982
Marv Golden is too pricey. Go here instead...
Delkin Devices Fat Gecko Dual-Suction Camera DDMOUNT-SUCTION B&H
Delkin Devices Fat Gecko Dual-Suction Camera DDMOUNT-SUCTION B&H
08-19-2014, 06:37 AM
#2474
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Posts: 432
Just out of curiosity, why does a mount have to be approved?
08-19-2014, 07:18 AM
#2477
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Joined APC: Nov 2013
Posts: 555
I'm guessing it's something along the lines of the carrier saying "how about this one?", followed by ambiguous testing supervised by people with no real expertise on the matter whose positions exist solely to expend the FAAs allotted annual budget. Paperwork ensues.
08-19-2014, 07:22 AM
#2479
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The B.O.B. mount is not approved.
Get the fat gecko mount off Amazon and you literately can get if for 20% of the price of some of these other places.
Get the fat gecko mount off Amazon and you literately can get if for 20% of the price of some of these other places.
08-19-2014, 07:53 AM
#2480
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Joined APC: Aug 2011
Posts: 394
Is anyone else not disturbed by this new development? Forcing a new hire to buy an iPad to get a job is bull. Once again Mesa management is leading the charge towards the race to the bottom. I sure hope you new guys know who you're dealing with and are going in with eyes wide open. The quick upgrade won't happen if they can't hire because of this.
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