As I noted in the thread, I had an iPad
Air 2 on the way to replace my
Mini 2 which could not keep up (severe lag) in the hot local summer weather. The iPad 2 arrived yesterday and I had a chance to fly with it, so here's my feedback as promised.
I was fooling myself thinking the smaller
Mini 2 screen was fine with a sunshade. The larger screen of the iPad 2 is far nicer, and not at all too large on the RC. Also, the built in glare reduction works very well. I flew without a sunshade and had no issues at all. I could easily see the screen while in the sun. In my opinion, it was much nicer than the add on anti-glare screens which add a very noticeable (to me) blur or distortion that I don't like.
Also, I flew through 3 batteries with FPV smooth as silk. No lag at all that I could tell. The ambient air temp at the time was 97F/36C, so that is very encouraging. This is exactly why I made the switch. The
Mini 2 would have been lagging already at that temperature. (Note - the
Mini 2 has no lag when I fly in cooler temperatures)
So far I am very happy with my switch from the
Mini 2 to the
Air 2. I think it should allow me to fly more often during the summer heat, and I love not flying with a big sunshade attached.