RickG, thanks - I just bought my RAM setup yesterday! Glad to hear it's worked for you. I went with the suction cup connector, though. Typically plenty of surface to work with, me thinks. Also went with the Lifeproof Nuud waterproof case. Good thing about having an older iPad Air is that they have plenty of overstock on eBay that folks are looking to get rid of for a good price. Typically a $90 case that I got for new for $25.