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Reader Correspondence – February 2023

Larry Anglisano
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Edited By:

Omar Filipovic

OVERHEATING iPAD

I read the iPad cooling system article in the September 2022 issue of Aviation Consumer and wonder if you can tell me why my iPad (without a cooling case) has never thermally shut down in four years using the WingX Pro program. But, during the one year I tried the ForeFlight app it would overheat and shut down at least once on any flight over an hour in duration. 

I have not been able to find any definitive information on this issue and wonder if anyone else has had a similar experience. As soon as the ForeFlight’s one-year subscription ended, I went back to WingX. It’s now 1.7 years later, with no further shutdowns. Somewhere within that time span I got a new iPad that I’m still using, but I don’t think the issue is a function of the particular iPad age or model. I’ve been a subscriber to your great magazine for longer than I can remember—decades certainly—keep up the good work!

Larry Anglisano

Editor in Chief Larry Anglisano has been a staple at Aviation Consumer since 1995. An active land, sea and glider pilot, Larry has over 30 years’ experience as an avionics repairman and flight test pilot. He’s the editorial director overseeing sister publications Aviation Safety magazine, IFR magazine and is a regular contributor to KITPLANES magazine with his Avionics Bootcamp column.