For over a year now I have been running SD on an original iPad and enjoying the benefits of such a good piece of software.

However, I'm now using the latest version of the iPad SD (late Dec release) on the same iPad with iOS 5.1.1 and have found that the SD software constantly crashes out on me. I've tried this on the ground and in air, only to find the same results. Whether I'm in plan mode or GPS navigation mode, it just keeps on happening!

I've restarted the iPad, shutdown all other apps -- all to no avail. On today's flight in MVFR the longest that I managed to keep SD running in Navigation Mode was about 5 minutes and the shortest time was 15 seconds. According to the logs I have about 20 flights logged in the space of 90 minutes, mainly from "unknown to "unknown" , as I tried to restart SD in mid flight.

SD is a fantastic piece of software but I'm not able to rely on this latest iPad release whereas in the previous version I may have experienced a crash on the odd occasion and was happy to live with that.

I've be thinking about purchasing the iPad mini but will be putting that on hold and returning to the Navsgo as my main SD device. What a shame as SD and iPad ae made for each other.

Is anybody else experiencing the same problems?





Biggles -- EGKB

I have just bought the ipad mini and due to a 'tech' aircraft haven't been able to fly but I tried it out driving today. I have Ios 6.2 and ver 2.5 of Skydemon.

SD crashed after 1hr 20 mins. I had no other apps at working in the background and was using an external garmin glo gps reciever.

On the return journey after fully powering the ipad off, skydemon crashed after 25 minutes.
I must say though, that with all this talk of crashing I was getting very concerned and hadn't realised that when an app on an Ipad crashes, it isn't like a crash on a PC, it took me literally about 10 seconds to be back up and running.

It is an inconvenience but I'm sure that Tim and co will get it sorted sooner rather than later.

Even in the car, SD and the ipad mini are excellent companions and the Garmin Glo is a great gps receiver

This happened to me today using mini iPad. It happened several times during a 1 hr flight and twice in car on the way home. No such problem on previous flight with which was mid Dec time - I think SD software has been changed in between but I will also have added apps and other stuff to iPad in that time - it was very annoying during flight and needs a quick fix - please.

There are a lot of apple programs running that you don't need when you are using a flight/gps program. Google for ipad processor abuse ( you don't need icloud , etc )

Go to settings put off:

spotlight

restrictions

multitasking

icloud

email etc

imessage

music itunes

store automatic downloads

then skydemon has no problems at all.

Happy flying,

Rotordent

Resolved the problem of crashing