RAM has a mount for every purpose, including a beefy suction-cup design, above.

by Jonathan Spencer

The collection of stuff—electronic or otherwise—that can be mounted in an airplane cockpit has increased exponentially. These days, even airplanes with panel-mounted GPS often sport a handheld, either for back-up or as an alternate source of nav data. Then there are handheld radios, PDAs, cellphones, even laptop computers. The problem: how you mount all these gadgets so they’ll stay put?

Most manufacturer’s mounts are compromises meant to work for everyone but that end up working for no one. Often, the mount is clunky, awkward and hard to use or it blocks critical instruments. A company called RAM rides to the rescue. If you’ve seen this company’s booth at…