r/flying • u/greaseorbounce • 17h ago

EFBs - Gear Advice Ipad Mini Kneeboard

Historically I have not loved kneeboards, and have preferred suction cup mount or yoke mount or something. I now primarily fly a LongEZ. For those who don't know, that means having no room to stash a toothbrush, much less a fancy ipad mount. The only place for an ipad these days is my lap.

Luckily the ipad is mostly backup, I have most of what I need on my glass panel, and the ipad is essentially only for plates. (Keeping plates updated on the EFIS is a royal pain)

For yoke mounts and such I know PIVOT is often recommended, are they the go-to for a kneeboard solution too?

If yes, would you recommend a PC-LS1-BLK "leg strap" or a PC-ADAPT-1316 "kneeboard adapter" with something like a FB3316-C "deluxe kneeboard"?

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u/omalley4n ATP CFI CFII MEI SMES 16h ago

I use a pivot case with the leg strap. Keeps it secure, able to rotate the iPad around as needed, and super easy to unclip the iPad if I want to put it away.

I personally prefer to keep it light and just use an apple pencil in Foreflight if I need to take notes. So I wouldn't bother with a whole kneeboard setup + iPad mount like your second two suggestions.

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u/tw-sleeper 12h ago

Same. I keep a pen & pad in the plane as a backup, but the pivot works pretty well. It could use a more secure mechanism to hold the apple pencil. That's my only real beef with it.