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My brothers operation uses the Garmin Inreach. They use it for tracking and messaging while flying around the NWT, seems like a good system just pair to your Iphone or ipad and text away.
The mini 2 seems like it might be a good upgrade from the strictly receiver units. Pair it with a tablet or phone and you can navigate and message.
My initial reason for looking at the other one is that I could leave the iPad behind if I went wandering around.
I have been using ForeFlight pro for the last 8 years or so. I have a full size i-pad air and just leave it on my lap or on the side of my seat and have never had a problem in everything from light singles to transport category turbines.
The thing I like the best is it takes a lot of the sweat out of VFR in the mountains on the crap weather days and the own ship overlay on the approach plates
The thing I like the least is VFR route planning on a small screen
I still have a full set of WAC charts that you will need to pry out of my cold dead hands
