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IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : setting up WiFi (10.2.1)

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Author: Leonard
Subject: setting up WiFi (10.2.1)
Posted: 16 Mar 2018 at 11:04pm

Where is the 10.2.1 update? Can't find it on avidynes' web site. Or is it a shop install??

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : setting up WiFi (10.2.1)

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Author: oskrypuch
Subject: setting up WiFi (10.2.1)
Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 12:01am

Originally posted by Leonard Leonard wrote:

Where is the 10.2.1 update? Can't find it on avidynes' web site. Or is it a shop install??

Shop install, but can be your regular A&P.

* Orest

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : setting up WiFi (10.2.1)

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Author: oskrypuch
Subject: setting up WiFi (10.2.1)
Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 12:13am

Originally posted by George George wrote:

Thanks

Got REMOTE MODE set up today, real easy, and works just fine. IFD connected to the Stratus hot spot, and then I could upload/download from FF to the IFD, and FF worked fine with the Stratus.


Here is the maintenance page. You need to set Remote Wi-Fi, put in your Stratus SSID (a little fiddly), and delete the PSK. The " " is just before the "A". Curiously for some character positions you end up with a "?" initially, just keep going, these eventually all disappear.



Enable BT & WiFi, and allow it in the popup. Here you can see that BT is connected, but not WiFi yet, the icon is white. 



Now WiFi is connected, the icon goes green. Nice touch for the color change to show if the connection is valid, almost as good as Fing, to prove you are on the network.



Easy to do, and works like a champ. Only real difference is the dialog on the system page.

* Orest



Edited by oskrypuch - 3 hours 44 minutes ago at 6:16pm

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : Suggestions for 10.3

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Author: Bob H
Subject: Suggestions for 10.3
Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 12:40am

Originally posted by Handy1 Handy1 wrote:

Compatibility with the Garmin G5....
I've seen a lot of discussion on the forum about support for the G5.  I have to say that I do not understand what is needed.  The discussion ranges from Garmin adding the IFDs to their STC and Avidyne adding the G5 to their STC.  Yet, lots of folks are flying with G5s and IFDs including me.

As long as both units are installed in accordance with their respective STCs and the interfacing handshaking is compatible, what else is necessary?  Hasn't it always been the case with avionics that as long as the communication protocols are compatible they can be interconnected and signed off?  Let me go one step further.  Through a moment of brain fog, Garmin left my aircraft off the G5 AML even though it meets all the requirements of the STC.  So, a field approval was done with the blessing of the local FSDO!  It was all very simple and straight forward.  BTW, my G5 is an AI, but I don't see what the difference might be with a G5 HSI.  I'm not an expert on this, so what am I missing?

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : setting up WiFi (10.2.1)

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Author: Bob H
Subject: setting up WiFi (10.2.1)
Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 12:46am

Thank you!

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : setting up WiFi (10.2.1)

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Author: George
Subject: setting up WiFi (10.2.1)
Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 4:49am

Thanks , I will try this today.

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : Suggestions for 10.3

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Author: OliverBucher
Subject: Suggestions for 10.3
Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 8:11am

RF leg’s for approach

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : Suggestions for 10.3

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Author: OliverBucher
Subject: Suggestions for 10.3
Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 8:16am

Visual approach guidance (please also for user airfields, cause I am flying on a small glider airfield in Germany)

Greetings Oliver

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : Suggestions for 10.3

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Author: PA20Pacer
Subject: Suggestions for 10.3
Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 8:57am

Hi Jimmyz80-

As far as track and desired track information, I find the track arrow on the arc display much more useful than the digital display for the purpose you describe. Also, I believe there is a datablock that includes TRK, DTK and a CDI, but the font size may still be smaller than you like.

Regards,

Bob Siegfried, II 

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : Suggestions for 10.3

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Author: rpostmo
Subject: Suggestions for 10.3
Posted: 17 Mar 2018 at 8:38pm

Bob, I agree.
I'm flying with the IFD540 and the G5 (AI).   I find the combination works great.
I'm not sure what would be lacking.
Bob

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : Suggestions for 10.3

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Author: DavidBunin
Subject: Suggestions for 10.3
Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 11:24am

Originally posted by paulr paulr wrote:

* audible tone any time a CAS caution/warning message appears (thanks to dmtidler for the suggestion)

Originally posted by Ibraham Ibraham wrote:

Skytrax 100 Aural traffic alerts, with relative altitude and direction


Mark me down as a +1 for both of the above!


IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : setting up WiFi (10.2.1)

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Author: George
Subject: setting up WiFi (10.2.1)
Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 4:43pm

I tried this setup and still no joy. I work fine in local mode. The IPAD 
sees the Stratus , but the IFD does not. I have to be doing something wrong. 
Any advise? The Stratus 2  is a 2 not a 2s. I have tried many variations of the
id starting with "Stratus202350" which the IPAD sees. It is a Stratus 2 with
serial number 202350. Any help.

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : setting up WiFi (10.2.1)

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Author: oskrypuch
Subject: setting up WiFi (10.2.1)
Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 4:47pm

Not sure if the 2 vice 2S delta has any effect.

* Orest

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : setting up WiFi (10.2.1)

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Author: George
Subject: setting up WiFi (10.2.1)
Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 5:06pm

One of the variations was Stratus2s202350, didn't work. Also tried:
Stratus2202350,Stratus 202350. All were with blank password. I must be 
missing something. I understand that the ip address doesn't count for anything.

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : Suggestions for 10.3

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Author: bneub111
Subject: Suggestions for 10.3
Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 7:09pm

When the on-screen keyboard appears, for example in the FMS when entering a waypoint, have the numbers 1-0 across the top of the letters. This would be instead of the number button in the lower left that brings up the number pad.

My home airport is 2V5, the next airport west is 2V6. When entering my airport, I have to select the number button, select 2, select the letter button, select V, select the number button again, then select the 5.

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : Suggestions for 10.3

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Author: Gring
Subject: Suggestions for 10.3
Posted: 18 Mar 2018 at 7:44pm

100% agree on the keyboard of the IFD540.  I don't think it would fit on the 440 size boxes though.

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : setting up WiFi (10.2.1)

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Author: oskrypuch
Subject: setting up WiFi (10.2.1)
Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 11:45pm

Originally posted by teeth6 teeth6 wrote:

So can I keep my N Number as the SSID for both as it is now, or are they saying the remote SSID has to be the Stratusxxxx and therefore the local must be that also?

You can have it whatever you like. It is just that with 10.2.1 the IFD only allows you to set a single SSID for both local & remote. Set it to whatever works for you.

Of course, if it doesn't match the Stratus SSID, and you wish to use remote mode, then you will also have to change the Stratus hot spot SSID.

* Orest



Edited by oskrypuch - 9 hours 14 minutes ago at 11:46pm

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : Foreflight bug with flight plan uploads

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Author: oskrypuch
Subject: Foreflight bug with flight plan uploads
Posted: 19 Mar 2018 at 11:47pm

Yes, virtually always see it. Just click send, again. Just about always works on the second attempt.

* Orest



Edited by oskrypuch - 9 hours 12 minutes ago at 11:48pm

IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : Suggestions for 10.3

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Author: Bob H
Subject: Suggestions for 10.3
Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 12:39am

Originally posted by AzAv8r AzAv8r wrote:

On the SID/STAR without transition:  I'll fess up now I've not looked at this, but I'm struggling with how this would work.   Seems like a lot of functionality needs a complete route.  Perhaps you expect the logic that addresses approaches (and inserts gaps in the route) to be used here also? (I've not looked at what happens to the ETA datablock when there is a gap in the route due to selecting an approach.) 

 Seems to me (perhaps naively) it would be better to require input of an expected transition, then allow a change in transition with trivial effort, say by having a visual clue and button to select the SID/STAR in its entirety, and then enable selection of a new transition.

So how would this "without transition" work?  Gap, earliest enroute fix, latest enroute fix, max-flight-time fix, whatever...?  How would you expect to handle a change?
I'm struggling as well.  The IFDs need a specific course to fly.  This suggestion seems equivalent to me of loading up all the transitions and IAFs for an approach, or loading up all the SID runway options.  At some point the actual course still needs to be selected.  Why is it necessary to load the SID/STAR prior to knowing the actual course to be flown?

The beauty of the IFDs is the ease and speed of selecting arrivals and approaches.  A couple button pushes and it's done.  Even a change to an arrival transition is simple and straight forward.  Why does it need to be done before it's known what specific course will be flown?  I'm very protective of the elegance of the current architecture.  It is very easy to get caught up in the gee whiz factor of technology and want to add even more "cool stuff".  Be careful what you wish for.  Adding another menu level or another decision may actually be to the detriment of human factors.

For me, the same applies to the PT option.  It is trivial to delete a PT.  Why put a decision point layer on top of the deletion where you have to answer yes or no and then let the system delete it for you.  These kinds of additions make the code more complex and bog down the processor with unnecessary steps, not to mention the human factors impact; will I now need to make a PT decision for every approach?  If not, will I then have to go to the PT option and select yes for skip the PT.  I'm hard pressed to understand how that is better than just "delete" with the current setup.


IFD 5 Series & IFD 4 Series Touch Screen GPS/NAV/COM : Suggestions for 10.3

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Author: ansond
Subject: Suggestions for 10.3
Posted: 20 Mar 2018 at 1:13am

AH!  if removing the PT is simply a cleaner option, I'm game for it... thanks for the clarification!

Doug
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