Hi Tim,

Ever since the latest SD update where the connection to PF was moved from CONNECTIONS to GO FLYING, I can't get my PF Core to connect to SD and I have to revert to Use Location Services and the iPad's internal GPS.

I have checked the PF Core device and get the customary orange LED for 20 seconds and then the steady green LED which tells me that it has booted correctly and is receiving GPS signals. On the iPad wi-fi status icon, it shows that I am connected to the Butterfly Connect.

I have confirmed SETTINGS - CONNECTIVITY - FLARM and when I select GO FLYING - USE FLARM, I get the message: "Please wait while a connection is established to your external device" but after about 10 seconds I always get the message: "Failed to establish a connection with Butterfly Connect."

I have tried it with airplane mode off (wi-fi still selected) and on; I have deleted SD from my iPad and reloaded it; I have reconfigured the PF Core with my USB stick but all to no avail. My iPad is connected to the Butterfly Connect wi-fi and the PF Core is receiving GPS data but it's just not happening on SD and only seems to have started after the last update.

Do you have any suggestions, please?

Paul

Hi Tim,

I have tried connecting my friend's iPad running SD to my PF Core and he gets the same result as me.  His iPad shows that there is a Wi-Fi connection to the Butterfly Connect but after about ten seconds he gets the same message: "Failed to establish a connection with Butterfly Connect" even though the W-Fi icon is showing a full strength connection to it.

Yesterday, I had another SD user up at Full Sutton airfield try his Android device in my aircraft and he too got the same result although I'm not sure what version of SD he was using.  I suspect it was the latest one.

I called Butterfly Avionics in Germany asking them if they had any clues and they said to make sure all the connections/leads were OK.  As I'm getting power to my PF Core (the LEDs are all working) and as my iPad is showing connection to the Butterfly W--Fi unit, everything seems to be OK.

I guess I'm just asking if you could make sure that nothing seems to have changed from your end and if that's the case, I suppose I'll have to send it back to Butterfly for them to have a look at.

Are there any other iPad / SD / PF Core users on the forum out there having problems with the latest version of SD or is everything OK?!!

Thanks.

Paul