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GGHKX
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Thank you. The reason I ask is because when I tried it earlier at home tethered to my iPhone sky demon picked up the location so I was unsure why if this was the case. Thanks.
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TimT
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No, it hasn’t any. The GPS receiver sits on the cellular radio circuit board (for a lack of a better name). If your iPad has no cellular, it also has no GPS.
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GGHKX
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Hi
Thank you both for replying.
Does the wifi only iPad have any form of built in GPS even if not as reliable, or is it just not going to work?
Thank you for the suggestions - I’ll look into them now!
I wasn’t aware of the subsidy, so thank you for mentioning. Is there a particular one that you would recommend? I live just down the round from FlightStore so that’d be the most convenient location to by supplies from.
Thanks once again.
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+x+xHi Sorry for jumping on this thread. I already have the latest iPad (wifi only) so don’t fancy buying a new one - I’ve only just decided to get back into flying after a couple of year hiatus. If I were to tether my iPhone to my iPad, would this get me to the same end result of weather updates, tracking etc?I’m comfortable using my iPhone 12 Max if it comes to it, but if I can use my iPad, even better. Cheers If I were to tether my iPhone to my iPad, would this get me to the same end result of weather updates, tracking etc?
Yes Tethering your iPad to your phone will give you internet connectivity outside of wifi range, but will not provide a GNSS location for navigation ‘Go Flying’ mode.
To do that with a non-cellular/GNSS iPad requires you to buy an external GNSS unit and link to it via Bluetooth or Wifi depending on the one you buy. Even better would be to buy a box such as PilotAware, Stratux or SkyEcho2, as these will provide both GNSS a position and traffic data, but that’s a whole separate discussion. Assuming your Forum user name is your aircraft registration, it seems that you are UK based. You are aware that the UK DfT are offering a subsidy of 50% up to a max of £250 for equipping with an electronic conspicuity device, whether fitted or carry-on? This could well halve the cost of getting a GNSS position box for your iPad, and give you the benefit of traffic information as well.
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TimT
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Weather updates yes, all things that need Internet access.
Tracking: Not sure what you mean? Do you mean using the iPhone as GPS source for SD running on the non-cellular iPad? Then no. You still need to connect an external GPS to your iPad. Either via Bluetooth (like a Garmin GLO), or use the GPS from your traffic receiver (e.g., PilotAware) or AHRS, via WiFi.
Remember, you only have 1 avail WiFi connection, so you might want to use Bluetooth to create that Personal Hotspot (“tethering”) on your iPhone. So that you keep the WiFi port available for the traffic receiver, AHRS, or other peripherals that connect via WiFi.
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+xHi Sorry for jumping on this thread. I already have the latest iPad (wifi only) so don’t fancy buying a new one - I’ve only just decided to get back into flying after a couple of year hiatus. If I were to tether my iPhone to my iPad, would this get me to the same end result of weather updates, tracking etc?I’m comfortable using my iPhone 12 Max if it comes to it, but if I can use my iPad, even better. Cheers If I were to tether my iPhone to my iPad, would this get me to the same end result of weather updates, tracking etc?
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GGHKX
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Hi
Sorry for jumping on this thread.
I already have the latest iPad (wifi only) so don’t fancy buying a new one - I’ve only just decided to get back into flying after a couple of year hiatus.
If I were to tether my iPhone to my iPad, would this get me to the same end result of weather updates, tracking etc?
I’m comfortable using my iPhone 12 Max if it comes to it, but if I can use my iPad, even better.
Cheers
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I have had full licenses for SkyDemon and for Foreflight. I am neither in Europe nor the U.S., so on neither package’s home turf. For me, SD wins hands down.
Foreflight is very much geared towards the fix wing guy flying as per flight plan, and with auto pilot. When everything is quiet up there and you have plenty of time, you can fiddle with the many minuscule bottoms of the Foreflight user interface
For hands-on, low level VFR flying SD is much more useable, and gives you much better situational awareness. Case in point is that Foreflight doesn’t even tell you FRQ *below* the TMA; it automatically assumes that you are *in* the TMA.
Also, Foreflight is overladen with features that mostly look good on paper. Like the quarter screen synthetic vision. If you rely on synthetic vision, it better be a fixture permanently installed in front of you, not something that goes away when you look up a runway direction, etc. As much as it is elegantly implemented in Foreflight, in real life it is just a gimmick.
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+x+xI am in the Colonies - The USA. ... OK, that is all I can think of at this time. Thank you for your assistance and input.
Barry
Hi Barry, sorry for not answering your questions and maybe not being of much help! Only and just a short remark, I do use Skydemon for flying VFR in Europe, but ... in the US it is ForeFlight for me, Skydemon is very (too) Europe-centric, but others may have a different opinion. THANK YOU for the response. WOW that was quick ;-) OK, I believe you supplied me with the Bottom Line Answer... Stick with ForeFlight. I sure like the idea of weather information, and the simulated radar. Maybe in the future ForeFlight will have competition from SkyDeamon.
Thanks BYOM... BTW... I support BYOG or as you say BYOMoney
Barry
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