ADS-B equipped aircraft in-flight are easily distinguished from ground vehicles and taxiing aircraft, which are displayed using distinct colors and symbols. And, at the start or end of each flight, TerminalTraffic technology provides the most comprehensive picture of ADS-B equipped aircraft and ground vehicles in the airport environment. For example, if traffic is ahead of you and travels along the same track but at a slower rate, the motion vector points opposite of its indicated direction of flight to show you are overtaking the traffic. Our patented TargetTrend relative motion technology offers a faster, more intuitive way to judge the direction and closure rate of intruding targets in relation to your aircraft’s position. Hook-up your iPad to your phone for data and you can get some pretty up-to-the-minute in-flight satellite weather to show you what’s happening.When equipped with a compatible ADS-B solution, visual alerts help you recognize and avoid potential conflicts in busy airspace. Where the Fltplan excels the 296 is weather. We therefore use the GPS for a glance-on-track or “what’s around me” rather than coupling it to the autopilot, shooting approaches and all the other nifty stuff the (much) more complex systems do. This means (for non-pilots) we use outside visibility to fly and navigate and the map/GPS tech is there to assist us, not to guide or perform actions. The smaller form of the 296, nestled in the panel is almost easier. With the CFS, notepad and pen for ATC frequencies and headings and the inevitable other cockpit clutter, it’s a bit much. It’s also worth noting that, even with a knee pad, it’s a lot of screen for a small space. I had to remember – “Fly the plane! Remember your training – pick a spot and aim for that”, using my navigation “aids” like maps and groovy computer stuff to back me up. It’s way too easy to get sucked into the system and away from the outside. Pinching to zoom and get information is fine – but we worry if there’s a distraction issue. You can lock the screen in the app too – but we preferred the iPad way. This is done by the tiny switch on the iPad (Air) by the volume buttons.
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We found that locking the screen rotation was a good idea as we like to decide how to hold the map, not have it decide. The app didn’t crash but we did restart it to see how that fared – again no issue. We had no issues with loosing our location and no issues with dropout or loss of connection from GPS to iPad. The accuracy was, as expected, pretty much the same on both devices. Doing a review of the 296 is redundent as it’s so well known and so out of date, it’s a bit too obvious – suffice to say, we love it! One was our trusty Garmin 296, used for eons and always simple and accurate. Fly from Sudbury (YSB) to Niagara (YSN) with two GPS system and compare. So, armed with the app and the GPS, the idea was simple.
Without a GPS connected, you won’t have your location – and that’s always nice! Why you ask ? – well, many don’t know that non-3G iPads (the wifi-only models) don’t have GPS built-in.
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On-top of this, we purchased the Dual Universal XGPS150 with Bluetooth from Aircraft Spruce in Brantford ( link).
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We also have it installed on Android (phone) but for the sake of clarity (and an increasing need for close things to get further away – or use glasses), we used the full-size iPad. We downloaded the app Fltplan Go ( Apple / Android) to our iPad. FltPlan however has good Canadian content – thus it was a great place to start testing.
There are several systems out there, capable of planning a flight and tracking it using GPS and moving-maps and you’ll know most of them.
The main reason we like this system is because – you guessed it – it’s free.Īctually, it’s a bit more than that. FltPlan, you may be aware, is an online flight planning system allowing for route planning, weather and more.
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