Hi!
I know I can press the magneta leg and click leg properties to get this info, but surely there is an easier way? My intensions are to know to which heading to turn before turning. Planning ahead. Is there a way to put this info up in the left hand side, so that it is always displayed?

Many thanks in advance =)

You could always tap on the Current Position data block at the top of the screen, to bring up the Plog.

Mike
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Thanks, and lastly but very importantly (for me at least). Im sure its a feature I just can't find it. The bearing to the next point? I see the magneta figure on the HSI, but where is the number? It would make it much easier for me to quickly sort out which way to point the aircraft =) Maybe I could get this number on the left hand menu? That would be perfect, as there are numbers there I don't use anyway near as much as the bearing number =)

Its just hard the way I have to do it now: Every time the leg changes heading, I have to first turn the plane, look at the magneta symbol on the HSI, overshoot it, try again and again till Ive got it perfectly inside the symbol... And clicking the screen every time to check the  bearing seems cumbersome... Am I missing something?

I recommend you read this thread:-

http://forums.skydemon.aero/Topic13370.aspx

As you pass a waypoint, SD momentarily flashes up a data block indicating the heading to the next waypoint. Furthermore, if the HSI is not fully displayed, acknowledging the fact that the magenta heading bug may be out sight, the magenta route line plotted on the chart indicates which way to turn the aircraft. However, if the HSI is fully displayed, in addition to the magenta line on the chart, the command bar and the magenta heading bug also show which way to turn the aircraft.

Hope this helps.

Mike
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Thank you!
I am aware of this way of doing it, but doing it this way is very cumbersome for me.. Its not precise.. When I see the magneta symbol in the HSI, i don't know if it shows 270 degrees, 269, 268,267,271,272, or 723.. Making these 7 small adjustments every time the leg changes, is to me cumbersome...


The way I do it now is to print out the Pilots LOG, this provides me with exactly what I want, namely the exact magnetic heading to the next leg (assuming Ive been navigating well). 

But I still don't understand why it is difficult to add this magnetic heading as a number somewhere on the main navigating site, like either on the left hand (change it out with some of the other unimportant numbers! Not needed nearly as much as a magnetic heading) =) I think more people would like this as opposed to not...

I will check out that link! Thank you very much for your help!

The reason is that we do not know what the wind is doing, so we cannot show a magnetic heading. The best we could do would be true or magnetic track, and then you'd have to work out the heading from that. Track to next waypoint is what is displayed in the DI at the bottom of the screen.

I like the pop-up box when at a waypoint but at a time when things can be busy (if for example turning in somebody's overhead) I find I miss it.  Is it possible to have it come up sooner and stay on the screen longer or perhaps make that a user preference?

I've been trying to persuade SD to provide a readout of bearing to the next waypoint, but there seems to be resistance.

There seems to be some confusion over terms.  I agree that SD cannot provide a heading because it does not know the wind.  What it SHOULD be able to do is provide the BEARING to the waypoint. From that, the pilot makes a mental adjustment for the wind and works out a heading to steer.

As others have pointed out, there are some ways to see the bearing information, but they are fiddly and cumbersome.  What is needed is a BRG display option in the Instruments menu.  I simply cannot understand SD's resistance to providing this most basic of navigation information.

Do you mean track to next waypoint? That is different from Bearing. There is a thread dedicated to this very topic, if you're seeking further understanding as to why we have not included such an instrument at this time. The bottom line is that nobody has been able to explain why they actually need such an instrument as a permanent display onscreen.

No!  We mean BEARING to the next waypoint, not track.
Why is it needed?  I think I and others here have already covered that.  There are many scenarios but here are just three:

Scenario1. For whatever reason, I deviate from my planned course.  Maybe to avoid some weather or perhaps just to wander off and look at something on the ground. There is then little point in trying to regain the magenta line so a Bearing to the destination allows me to work out a rough heading and fly direct. As the flight progresses I want to be able to glance at the Bearing display for confirmation that my course (my track) is ok.

Scenario 2. I run into weather or have a mechanical problem and need to divert from the planned course. So I use the Direct To facility which creates a new magenta line to the selected airfield. The workload is likely to be heavy and rather than trying to slavishly fly the magenta line, I want to be able to glance at the SD display and see the current bearing in BIG numbers without having to put on reading glasses.

Scenario 3. I've flown the magenta line to my destination but I still fail to spot the little grass airfield (sound familiar, anyone?) So I fly around the local area trying the spot the strip. If I get hopelessly lost, I want to be able to glance at the SD display and see the current bearing which will always tell be which direction to look in.

I know, SD does provide the Bearing information already!  But (as others have pointed out) accessing it is cumbersome and fiddly, requiring for some of us the donning of reading glasses.

It does not have to be permanent. As I have suggested before, BRG can be included in the Instruments menu so that users can choose to display it or not.

I've spent a lot of time on this topic, Tim. Trying to help you improve your product. You only have to look at this and related threads to see that BRG is a much-needed feature. In fact SD is probably the ONLY aviation GPS in existence that does not allow the user to display BRG in a useable manner!

If you feel that that gives your product some kind of exclusivity, you may wish to reconsider your decision to be different.