Sky Demon

[xrayalpha]

Piperboy,

But they might have actually hit something worthwhile with an ipad!

[piperboy84]

Originally Posted by xrayalpha

Piperboy,

But they might have actually hit something worthwhile with an ipad!

I don't know, they found Dresden just fine without having any Location Services turned on.

[PA28161]

MaxAlt- are you an airline pilot by any chance?. If you are I bet you don't use a map and look out of the window of a 737/A320 et al.

[memories of px]

i think youll find that WB and JG are very old friends, its just banter.

[memories of px]

Now we've got the route sorted, anybody know of the best r-nav data base to put into the i-pad, and costs?

[alland2012]

Looking for a little advice on iPad and Skydemon use in the UK

I've been flying the last few years in the US using a wifi only iPad with Foreflight and picking up my GPS via a Stratus

I'm now back in the UK what options are open to me with my wifi only iPad for my EFB ..if any ?

Or is it time to ditch my wifi only iPad and update to a sim card /GPS model ?

[BossEyed]

SkyDemon will work fine with a WiFi only iPad and external GPS, as you used in the US.

[alland2012]

Originally Posted by BossEyed

SkyDemon will work fine with a WiFi only iPad and external GPS, as you used in the US.

Thank you
That's going to save me some money then.

[140KIAS]

I bought a 7" Galaxy Tab A specifically for SD. Main reasons for choosing this were built in 4G and GPS. I put a Three 12month / 12G PAYG SIM in it.

The only thing I have noticed is that SD occasionally craps out. However I think this is down to me leaving the 4G connected and losing signal.

[Discorde]

SkyDemon will work fine with a WiFi only iPad and external GPS

Problems can arise when installing OS updates for iPads - preventing linking to an external GPS. That's why I switched to the Galaxy Tab, which solved the problem.

[BossEyed]

It is true; that has happened.

Once.

Some years ago now. It thoroughly embarrassed Apple who fixed it tout suite.

I am not particularly an Apple fan, but the potential for such cock-ups are not limited to any single manufacturer.

[Nick T]

It happened last year with the iOS10 release.

iPad Pro 9.7", Garmin Glo, SkyDemon... the GPS dropped out all over the shop. Was eventually fixed in 10.2 (I think).

Was a lovely introduction for me to iPad navigation having just passed my skills test using map & stopwatch :lol:

Anyway, now it works beautifully with the iPad (wifi only) and PilotAware in the Shareoplane.

But I'll not be upgrading my iPad to iOS11 until a few weeks after release and I don't see any issues reported from others