Freeze during flight

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Freeze during flight - IPad mini

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*stevelup*	*stevelup* posted 6/4/2013 2:05:56 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Moderators Posts: 593, Visits: 4.9K	Hi Unless I've misread what you've written, your problem is completely different to the original posters one. He has an iPad Mini with built-in GPS and experienced a drop out in flight. You've got an iPad Mini WiFi only with external GPS and can't get yours to connect at all (the aircraft icon just goes red and stays that way). First thing to do is completely disregard the Dual app. This gets data directly from the device, not via location services so it does not prove that anything is working properly. The advice I gave below on another thread worked for everyone concerned, so please try it:- Download and install this app. Run it once. Go into Bluetooth and 'forget' your device Privacy > Location Services and turn off Find My iPad Privacy > Location Services > System Services and turn everything off except Status Bar Icon Privacy > Location Services and double check that SkyDemon and GPS Data are definitely ON Hard reboot your device (press and hold Volume + Home together until you see the Apple logo) When the unit boots back up, confirm that the Location Services icon is not present in the status bar. If it appears, you missed something above. Re-add the GPS device via Bluetooth menu Open the GPS Data app I linked to above (do not open the Dual app). You should see the location services icon appear in the status bar, and hopefully get a flashing red dot. What I have found (and this is entirely theoretical) is that if one of the system services tries to access location data before your bluetooth device is connected, then it just doesn't work.
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Neils	Neils posted 6/4/2013 1:25:06 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2, Visits: 12	I had the same problem yesterday evening exactly as described. I use a Dual Electronics XGPS150 so was not expecting this problem. After I got home I tried tried again. Skydemon found me, showed a yelow aircraft which then turned red and only went back to yellow if I "stopped navigating" and then went flying. it repeated this every time. The Dual GPS app showed satellites and a position. I will go home this evening and reboot the ipad to see if that is the cause and will post if the problem is solved. Needless to say I am concerned since I was relying on the ipad as the primary Nav tool, Fortunately I was local and could go back to the chart and find my way home but when you are solo that is the last thing you need. Will post if the reboot sorts out the problem. Hope the guys at Sky Demon read these posts as certainty on the ipad is key to the product. Neils Tags Freezing Red Aircraft Symbol
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redant	redant posted 6/4/2013 9:12:27 AM HOT Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 5, Visits: 48	Skydemon version (2.6.3) Full subscription on IPad mini. On our way to Aero Expo on Sunday, heading SE and just south (10 miles approx) of the Isle of Man, the Skydemon aircraft symbol stopped, turned red (it was yellow) and pointed north. A message to the effect Route ended (or lost or closed, can't quite remember) and another stated that it had stopped logging. I turned Skydemon off and back on - didn't help, I then turned the IPad off and back on again but still no luck. About 10 minutes later it started working again and did so without incident for the remaining 5 hours of flying that day . What was interesting - another Skydemon working on a colleague's IPad (not mini) had no problems. I talked to the Skydemon guys at the Expo who were very helpful. It was suggested that my IPad had temporarily lost the satellite signal and had difficulty regaining it as it would normally use a wireless signal to help the initial acquisition. I wondered if the very small distance in positioning/shading between my colleague's IPad (front RHS lap) and mine (rear LHS lap in C172) could make such a difference? Or does the IPad mini have an inferior built in sat nav system? Or, is it a Skydemon version problem (2.6.3). I know that I can add an external sat nav receiver to the IPad, assuming that the problem is sat signal related, would this addition improve performance? Appreciate any advice! Cheers, Redant
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