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I have an Ipad mini (no GPS) with latest ForeFlight download (not synthetic vision) is badelf (lightning connector) recommended for in flight GPS nav /tracking purposes ?? Bernie Mayoux 469-450-2026  

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  1. Mark Kolber on Oct 14, 2015

    The bad elf is one of a number of external GPS units that work with the iPad. The ForeFlight website will tell you which ones they recommend, although others will also work.

    Have you tried a simple,
    ForeFlight recommended GPS
    search on Google or another search engine. I\’d be surprised if the answer wasn\’t in the very first hit.

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