Originally Posted by
iRaven
£50? Is that "all in"?
Yes, 'all in' in terms of it will be a box with an aerial on the back and a GPS puck. You pop it on the coaming, connect your iPad to the wifi network it transmits, and you are off.
Originally Posted by
iRaven
Can it be run in conjunction with a Stratux or PilotAware?
The intention is that you use this device as an alternative to either of those or a FLARM
Originally Posted by
iRaven
Can it be seen on the Open Glider Network receivers?
Probably not as things stand. I was in regular contact with Paweł from the OGN and even went to visit him at the University of Oxford. He has however stopped responding to my emails recently. I do hope however that he will change his mind and support the OpenFLARM protocol.
Originally Posted by
iRaven
Yes, I'm interested but I would like the capability to see both ADS-B and those that have now got PilotAware.
As above, PA is an issue because they will not publish their protocol even though they originally said that they would. As with OGN, hopefully they will change their mind and either let us implement their protocol or, better, implement our protocol which will be fully open and published in full for anyone else to use in the future.
Direct ADS-B reception will not be possible on the version 1 units however you will be able to connect a unit on the ground to an ADS-B receiver (or Internet feed) and have it relay ADS-B contacts to aircraft in the vicinity. The idea here is that airfields with a mix of traffic can have one of these units to provide ADS-B coverage near to their field.
Chris