During the winter (and summer ??!!!!) where the weather is too bad to fly, I like to keep up my IMC skills by flying various routes and instrument approaches using FSX.

I can, currently, plug in my back-up Garmin 496 into FSX and the route and moving map comes up on the 496 whilst in sumulator mode.

Wouldn't it be a great tool if we could use the iPad SkyDemon plugged into FSX and allow hands on simulation via FSX?

Has anyone managed to achieve this FSX link?

Don't know weather to post here on in the sugesstins forum.

P.S - I am the worlds most un-educated person with respect to software, cables, patches and plug-ins (although I know the language), so a really easy fix (aka the garmin solution) would be great.

Thanks

Hugh

Regards



Hugh

G-OIBM

Commander 114

i have the SkyDemon software also on a second PC. With Fsuipc and GPSout i can see my FSX plane on the map of SkyDemon. I love it.

Hi Rob,

I have Sky Demon on my laptop also. Bearing in mind that I know nothing about the various patches and software you mention, how easy is it to get my laptop version of Sky Demon showing my route being flown in FSX?

Still agree though, that an iPad connection to FSX would be best.

Hugh

Regards



Hugh

G-OIBM

Commander 114

Have you installed FSUIPC ? there is a GPSout option. It can be done via a RS232 cable or via the network.

Yep, I have installed FSUIPC and use it to drive my Garmin 496 with the GPSout option, but not too sure how to get FSX to drive the laptop Skydemon.

Hugh






Regards



Hugh

G-OIBM

Commander 114

Just to say I got this working, although it was by trial and error and I possibly paid over the odds to do it (worth every penny though, Full blood FSX with Skydemon is just amazing*).

Just to add, I'm using a separate monitor on the same machine with Skydemon for Windows. Connecting the Ipad version would be double amazing, but I think that would take work from Skydemon as you'd need a setting to get the GPS input from FSUIPC via the local network (I guess that's what WideFS does).

Ian,

Are you running fsx on a desktop and skydemon on your laptop connected via a cable (if so what type of cable), or are you ruinning fsx and skydemon on the same machine but using a second monitor for skydemon?

Hugh

Regards



Hugh

G-OIBM

Commander 114

Just on the same machine using a second monitor Hugh (I use a 42inch HD telly for FSX itself).