Deleting gap clip (Final Cut Pro for ipad)

I don't use FCP on iPad, but you seem to have said it: "connected". Connected clips are supposed to deleted if whatever they are connected to is deleted. That is the correct behavior on Mac, and I can't imagine it being any different on iPad. I mean you can have them dangling with being connected to anything.

Perhaps you can post a screenshot of your timeline, so we can better understand the situation.

On the mac, one can "overwrite to primary storyline", "pushing" the connected clips down to the primary, so in a situation like this:

the clips A and B can easily be pushed down and replace the gap clip below.

I don't know if a similar command exists on the iPad.

Make sure the Position button is toggled on - when it is if you delete a clip in the timeline, it will automatically be replaced by a gap clip of the same duration and the rest of the timeline will be undisturbed:

MtD

As Tom Wolsky suggested, just trim then end of the gap clip to the end of last clip above it:



MtD

Can you just cut it at the end of the last piece of B roll?