This narrative is courtesy of Baron owner, James A., who receently developed a mounting system for his iPad to the center of his Cygnet dual control yoke. His mount is shown with a full size iPad but could easily accommodate a mini.

The iPad is perfectly located so it is above the pilots legs when he or she enters or exits the aircraft, it is out of the way of the rams horns, and does not block the quadrant or any other switches. 

I have a Ram EZ Roller cradle for my iPad. It has three mounting positions for the Ram ball mount. I mounted a Ram ball (RAP-B-202U - Composite 4-hole) on the leftmost position on the back of the cradle (I have a fan mounted in the central position).

The Cygnet yoke has two holes, 1.5” apart, drilled and tapped for 10 x 32 threads, on the top and bottom of the center of the yoke.

The Ram Ball mount (RAM-B-202U - Aluminum 8-hole) has two holes that are exactly 1.5” apart. This matches the hole spacing on the Cygnet yoke exactly.

The flange of the Ball mount will extend about 3/8”-1/2” over the edge of the yoke (towards the tail). I marked the line for the overhang and the cut off the excess part of the flange with a hack saw, ensuring I did not cut too close to where the stem is mounted to the flange (the stem holds the ball and is either welded or press fit into the flange).

I spray painted the flange cut, put a thin piece of rubber tape on the bottom and then mounted it upside down on the lower side of the yoke using two 10-32 allen cap screws with lock washers. Choose the screw lengths so the screws don’t penetrate more than about 1/4” into the yoke.

Then I simply connected the two balls (cradle and yoke) with a Ram medium length socket arm (RAP-B-201U). The entire assembly is well above the pilot’s legs and so does not need to be disturbed when entering or exiting the cockpit. However the assembly can be removed with a quick spin of the tension knob on the socket arm.

Above is the iPad mounting system installed

The three Ram mount components cost between $9-$12 each and can be ordered on Amazon. Click for the Ram EZ Roll’r Cradle for the iPad mini