Am glad to hear that you have looked at all aspects of your decision. I actually have always believed that all UAS components are likely outdated by the time they reach the market. But that said, I still contend that the display visibility of the CS (and I do not even have the brightest) simply cannot be matched with an iPad. And whether it is an iPad or iPhone, cold weather is a killer. And in the event that you forget to charge up the iPad for the project, that is also a killer since takes a stupid amount of time to get the iPad charged. The one thing that I have found a bit frustrating with the iPad is the latency. Setting a few times that the CS needed to reboot while in flight, my choice is the CS. I only wish that DJI would have provided an IOS option though.