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 )

Do you think it's important for a reason you can describe that means it should be on screen all the time?
We've heard the feedback on how useful it is to see an immediate bearing if you've just diverted, or if you're changing course significantly. And we will put some thought into solving that problem. We still don't think the presence of a big Bearing instrument on screen all the time is the best solution to that problem, though, as most of the time you don't need the value (which is why it's small at the moment).

I have never missed a permanent bearing display. I like the clean and uncluttered interface SD offers and am therefore more in favor to leave it as is. Between the map with my route and track clearly displayed and the HSI instrument I have never missed a permanent bearing display.

-- Chris.

Chris, I'm with you on this.

I believe this whole issue of a BRG display is a legacy from the early days of GPS units. Prior to the advent of moving map displays, a BRG display was the ONLY way a GPS unit could provided navigational guidance. Then as technology progressed and moving map displays became the norm, the BRG display just got carried over because, either no one gave any consideration as to whether or not it was still required, or they were reluctant to drop something that had been the GPS's raison d'etre for so long. Then SD comes along, with their 'clean slate -- nothing is sacred' approach, resulting in (to quote a well known advert for a certain alcoholic beverage) 'probably the best GPS software in the world' and getting better with every release. I firmly believe that the competition continues to maintain the anachronism of a BRG display, only because 'that's the way it's always been done.' 


Mike
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