Hi,

I would like to purchase Skydemon, but there is one thing that is holding me off. I tested Jeppesen Mobile Flitedeck, Garmin Pilot and Air Navigatioin Pro and Skydemon intensely. I like Skydemon with all it´s features the best. But the only thing that is missing and is for me absolute essential and that it is the bearing indicator. I don´t mean just showing it on the map or the HSI, I meant showing it in the upper row next to the distance to a waypoint in numbers of degree.
I don´t know one GPS application ever since I am flying, that doesn´t have this feature. And the is a reason for it. Because it is one of the basics, that every GPS must have.
For example when I am flying and I am off course to my next waypoint, I look on the GPS and read the bearing, put my heading bug on the course and fly to the waypoint. Or even when I am on course, I read the bearing sometimes just to check my compass.

I know that this was discussed before but and I understand, that you can´t fulfill every single whish of just one user. But please think about it again, it would make your program just perfect. Skydemon does not have to fear, by adding  a feature, that all the other programs have, not to be any different any more. I am sure that by how far Skydemon came by now, other programs try to copy it, because it is so good.

Happy Landings an greetings from Bavaria ( www.edmy.de )

There seems to a huge misunderstanding here.  What I and others on this thread are requesting is the display of the magnetic bearing to the next waypoint.  It is and always has been a feature of every aviation GPS ever made.  It is often displayed as 'BRG'.  SD does actually already generate this number, but you have to fiddle about to see it.

What users seem to want is BRG to be constantly displayed in large text in the same panel as 'GS', 'DST NXT', 'ETA NXT'.  It would be user-selectable from the Instruments menu in the same way as those I've listed above are.

Why is it useful? I'm shocked that SD would say "...there is nothing you can do with that number". Which is why I must assume that there is a misunderstanding.

An obvious example of what you can do with that number is when you need to divert. If I hit some weather and need to divert, I can use the Direct To function to find a nearby airfield but I want a heading and I want it now!  With BRG clearly displayed, I can turn the aircraft on to that heading, make a rough correction for wind and even if I deviate from the magenta line for any reason, I ALWAYS know the magnetic bearing to my destination.

Now let's say I overshoot my destination for some reason - as we all know, some airfields are notoriously difficult to see from the air. The magenta line is no help now because I've overshot, but the BRG display constantly tells me where the airfield is!

So in the real world you DO take that number and match it to the aircraft's DI!  You are correct - that on its own does not take drift into account, but even a novice pilot knows how to make a mental correction for the estimated wind. And if the range to the diversion is relatively short, it will work out. 

SD:  In many ways you have a good product but I can see no reason for pride in being the ONLY aviation GPS to not include this most basic and vital feature!

Does that clear up the misunderstanding?