[outworlder]

> I don’t really know anyone who uses an iPad mini for anything productive

I guess you don't know many pilots? :)

[coeneedell]

What do pilots use them for?

[avidiax]

Pilots use iPads for all of the charts and checklists. Even having two iPads (one as a backup) is much lighter and thinner (and easier to update) than the paper copies it replaces.

[nom]

Electronic flight bag, contains all the information a pilot needs.

This is the app they use https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ForeFlight

[fecal_henge]

747_getting_started.pdf

[mrheosuper]

so_you_want_to_be_a_pilot.epub