Ipad Mounts

[Whitsundays]

Im looking to mount my iPad mini 6 in my microlight and wanted to know what everyone else has used for the mount

 

Any pics would be great or links where you got them please

 

Thanks Dale 

[skippydiesel]

RAM has a wide selection of mounts

 

https://rammount.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoq06nONwmJ_WdB2g9y0oijy06h1UbRJXrbExZrUlagkj4MW_Z0O

 

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[Moneybox]

Guardian flush mounted iPad holders have fan cooling. Look like a good option?

[skippydiesel]

On 03/10/2025 at 9:16 PM, Moneybox said:

Guardian flush mounted iPad holders have fan cooling. Look like a good option?

I have a  Guardian iPad mount/docking station with charger & fan. I also have a Guardian, in paned, mounted  USB-A, twin port, charger . 

 

Observations:

• The mount is flat to the panel, which is fine IF the directly in front of pilot. My son made up an angled spacer for mine, tilting the screen towards the pilot position (more betterer!)
• The fan seems to work well. The charger has been a problem from day one.
• Guardian do not respond to enquiries regarding product difficulties.
• Their products are TSO (certified) so very very expensive compared with say a good quality automotive/marine competitors
• Delivery costs from the USA may shock you.

With my last aircraft I mounted my iPad/ RAM in-front of a small eyeball vent - worked a treat.

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[Moneybox]

14 hours ago, skippydiesel said:

I have a  Guardian iPad mount/docking station with charger & fan. I also have a Guardian, in paned, mounted  USB-A, twin port, charger . 

 

Observations:

• The mount is flat to the panel, which is fine IF the directly in front of pilot. My son made up an angled spacer for mine, tilting the screen towards the pilot position (more betterer!)
• The fan seems to work well. The charger has been a problem from day one.
• Guardian do not respond to enquiries regarding product difficulties.
• Their products are TSO (certified) so very very expensive compared with say a good quality automotive/marine competitors
• Delivery costs from the USA may shock you.

With my last aircraft I mounted my iPad/ RAM in-front of a small eyeball vent - worked a treat.

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(My son made up an angled spacer for mine, tilting the screen towards the pilot position (more betterer!))

 

Marty introduced me to Fusion 3D CAD so I’ve spent several hours getting familiar with it so that I’m prepared for little jobs like this. I have the 3D plastic printer but I’ve never had a job for it before. I’m looking forward to knocking up all those little fancy bits I need from time to time. 

 

[skippydiesel]

There are several other suppliers of fan cooled docking stations - can not vouch for them but look oaky on Google.

 

If you were to purchase a nice RAM mount, it would be easy enough to drill few ventilation holes & attache a computer fan to the back - just a thought.

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[danny_galaga]

I like the Ram ball joint mount because you can angle it how you want and if outside light changes (sun glare etc) you can just retilt it to suit the moment. Also if a passenger is helping they can tilt it towards them if they need 

[skippydiesel]

I had a RAM /iPad Mini mount on my last aircraft.

 

IPad shut down, due to temperature, twice before I took preventative action.

 

The action was to plumb in, from one of my cabin air vents,  to a very small eyeball vent, directly behind the RAM mount. I cut many holes in the back of the cradle to facilitate cooling - worked a treat. No more over temperature outages.😈

 

 

 

[danny_galaga]

1 hour ago, skippydiesel said:

I had a RAM /iPad Mini mount on my last aircraft.

 

IPad shut down, due to temperature, twice before I took preventative action.

 

The action was to plumb in, from one of my cabin air vents,  to a very small eyeball vent, directly behind the RAM mount. I cut many holes in the back of the cradle to facilitate cooling - worked a treat. No more over temperature outages.😈

 

 

 

There's heaps of options. I'm mostly referring to the gymbal part. What I have attached to that is the X type cradle that just grips the tablet on the sides. Virtually every part is getting free air flow.

[skippydiesel]

"Virtually every part is getting free air flow."

 

Its been a few years, if aged memory serves, both my iPad shut downs were in winter. Cockpit vents closed and the sun beating down on the instrument panel/iPad, from behind the aircarft. At a guess, cockpit air temperature was in the low teens. The problems for the iPad were, not much air movement and the sun directly on the tablet. This probably would not happen in a high wing.

 

The dedicated eye ball vent provided, controllable flow, external, cool air - problem solved with a KISS solution. 😈

[Reynard]

I use a quad lock ‘lever head’ mount only because it fitted directly onto the yoke and it didn’t take up too much space. The female add-on part of the mount I stuck onto the back of a wombat ware cooling case.https://getwombatware.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopYRwnNLiGL31LYCQmPkiax7dj87z1rY8D3I1SJRWxUFKQc8Ypa

 

https://www.quadlockcase.com.au/collections/build-your-own?selected=eyJoZWFkIjoiUUxQLTM2MC1MSCJ9

 

This allows me to easily remove the iPad from the plane, but leave the mount with cooling case in place on the yoke..  The iPad can be tilted through 90 degrees from horizontal to vertical to avoid sun glare, but cant be tilted laterally though- so no good for sharing with pax.
 

I’ve flown in the heat but haven’t had an iPad overheat event yet. I’m not convinced the cooling case is that great- I think simply directing one of the (high wing) eyeball vents toward the iPad is enough to keep it cool.  I have both window vents plus eyeball vents so can get quite a wind blast through the cockpit if desired.

Unfortunately I don’t have a pic of the setup, but I’ve now flown with it for about 90 hours and it does the job. There are probably better setups, but this suits me so far.