I've been a IFly user for over 10 years with their 720 and 740 units, plus running the software on my phone for use in the cockpit. 

They have always been very customer oriented which was one of the main reasons I stayed with them.

What's going on now feels very different.

Their new tablet makes panel mounting very difficult (the mounting system us quite large and not adaptable for your existing panel mount, like mine).

Also the new unit is just a high NIT tablet , pretty much like any other tablet on the market. Why they added the bulkiness to make it waterproof and rugged, is beyond me. Who is using their NAV gps in these conditions?? My guess is that they have just put their own label on a unit manufactured under other names that was intended for outdoor use. This really makes no sense to me either. 

At some point in the future this tablet is supposed to be able to drive your autopilot, but that too, raises concerns. 

The 740b was a dedicated system that could /can drive your autopilot. Using what is essentially a generic android tablet to drive an autopilot just seems too prone to software glitches, conflicts when operating software gets updated, and conflicts with other installed apps, etc..

I get the idea that they want to become a software company, like Foreflight. However, Foreflight cannot be used to run an autopilot. This is probably because they understood the challenges noted above.

Letting a generic android tablet run your autopilot in potential life safety scenarios just doesn't make sense, imo. To be clear, one of the benefits of an autopilot is that it can help get you out of inadvertent IMC, or other low vis situations. Who wants to downgrade the control of their autopilot to a generic tablet?

Even though they are supposedly selling these tablets now, you can't actually buy one now. And they don't have the autopilot working on the ones they have supposedly sold so far.

This whole scenario has me wondering what the heck has happened to this company I used to trust. This seems like a drawn out fiasco that leaves the current customers in an uncomfortable situation. Since few people have bought this tablet so far, I wonder about the long term viability of the new company IFly EFB. Their leaving behind their old customers and I'm not sure at all how they are going to attract new ones with their current plan.

Over the years the one frustration I have had with Adventure Pilot is the lack of a useful users forum. There is a forum on their website but it is very rarely responded to. Sometimes you can contact Adventure Pilot directly and they will answer your questions. However sometimes it's nice to be able to get a different opinion or different solutions from people who are using the program. I just realized there is not a Facebook users group for the Adventure Pilot GPS or for their new efb. So I have now started one. It is called the iFly GPS and efb users group. You can search for it on Facebook.