Great Software
Hi,
I've been observing this thread for a while now and have just had a go at using the software, which is absolutely fantastic. I'm not a PPL yet, just a student, so I don't have much to comment on with the practical use of the package, however I understand the concept and I am astounded.
There is one thing I'm struggling with, though. My internet connection is via a proxy server and when I plot a route the weather information and NOTAM automatic download fails, giving me a message regarding proxy authentication. I've had a trawl around and don't seem to be able to find an option to input my proxy settings and credentials.
I also have a F&H PND (eBuyer), which is basically a Navigo but with a 4.3" screen. I have managed to run Memory-map (Tried in the car, ready for when I qualify!) and Igo 8 on it with no real problems, however I'd like to try SkyDemon Inflight as well for the more versatile track information among other obvious things. The PND is a Windows CE 5.0 device, and I have downloaded the Inflight BETA, however it states on the website that the .NET compact framework is required. I have downloaded this also, however it only seems to come as an installer package which won't run on my PND. I don't want to start messing with it as I may damage it, and the internal memory of the PND is reset to factory settings when I perform a hard reset meaning even if it did install, it would be gone again after a switch off. Does this mean I can't run Inflight on it? Or are there some DLLs etc. that I could place in the InFlight directory? I haven't actually tried any of this, by the way, I'm just posing the questions before I break my PND. From what I can gather, ideally I would need a zipped version of the framework to place on the SD card, then somehow instruct InFlight to refer to the directory I've placed the framework in. I had to do something similar to get Memory-map to remember it is a genuine copy. (I had to change the registry to look for Application Data on the SD card, not on the internal memory. This enabled me to register the software on the PND and the device to be hard reset without the licence for MM being lost as the registry isn't reset after a hard off.)
Again, thanks for letting everyone try the Beta, and be sure to let us know when the final's released as I, as I'm sure others are, am very eager to own the final version.