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PilotAware and simultaneous GPRS Connection


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Hi all. Sorry if this has been asked.. a search didn't turn up any results.

‌‌I use SkyDemon and an iPad Pro in the cockpit, connected via wifi to PilotAware. Both fantastic products.

Currently, I just update SD before I head out to the aircraft so live data is then turned off to avoid the nagging connection issues. But what I would like to do is drop a sim card into my iPad and actually use live data while in flight.

So the question is, does anyone have experience with this setup? Can the iPad gather live data via GPRS while connected by wifi to the Pilotaware? Or will it be trying to get data ONLY from the wifi connection and therefore report no connection?

T‌‌hanks in advance.

/‌BoNeHeAd
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Hi Bonehead,

I usually fly with PAW connected to SD via WiFi and have a SIM card in my iPad Pro. I get updates of weather and notam in the air without any nagging on the screen. Much to my surprise last year SD reported a metar and taf update while I was flying 6,000 ft AGL.

Eric
Edited 12/9/2017 4:25:44 PM by efrenken
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Thanks.

I‌‌n that case I'll order a sim and give it a spin Smile

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I cannot get internet via cellular (4G) in Skydemon when connected to Pilotaware:
Samsung Tab S2 LTE, Android‌, newest version of Pilotaware, Skydemon 3.9.5
Any Idea what could help?
best regards Cla‌‌us

Tony N
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Claus,
‌Check the PAW website as this issue has been raised before.
I‌ can't remember what the solution is.....
http://forum.pilotaware.com/index.php/topic,1238.msg14519.html#msg14519

T‌ony‌

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Look for "Speedify" it uses GSM & Wifi at the same time.



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I know this a very old thread, but does anyonme have any experience of this ? My Samsung Galaxy S22+ also couldn't use mobile data when connected to Pilotaware or Dynon Skyview. The 'Intelligent Wi-Fi' option also didn't help. Using speedify does work, but you have to pay for it. Does anyone have experience of either (1) Making it work in Android without using a 3rd party app, or (2) Using a genuinely free app rather than speedify ?

Any info. appreciated because it's rather useful to get the weather etc in-flight without having to disconnect from the external gps source.

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Easy Cruising - 7/3/2023 7:16:25 PM
I know this a very old thread, but does anyonme have any experience of this ? My Samsung Galaxy S22+ also couldn't use mobile data when connected to Pilotaware or Dynon Skyview. The 'Intelligent Wi-Fi' option also didn't help. Using speedify does work, but you have to pay for it. Does anyone have experience of either (1) Making it work in Android without using a 3rd party app, or (2) Using a genuinely free app rather than speedify ?

Any info. appreciated because it's rather useful to get the weather etc in-flight without having to disconnect from the external gps source.

This may or may not be helpful. I also use a Samsung S22+ for SkyDemon, but don't have PilotAware; I use a SkyEcho 2.
I can get mobile data when flying (proved by getting SD real-time wind speed and direction and METAR updates).
The one thing I do is to select "Go Flying" in SD before turning on my SE2. This always assures that mobile data connects properly.
I never used to do this (I used to powered up SE2 before selecting "Go Flying) but noticed on a few occasions that I didn't get a mobile data connection.
Maybe something to try with your setup?
Tony

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Tony N - 7/4/2023 10:26:09 AM
Easy Cruising - 7/3/2023 7:16:25 PM
I know this a very old thread, but does anyonme have any experience of this ? My Samsung Galaxy S22+ also couldn't use mobile data when connected to Pilotaware or Dynon Skyview. The 'Intelligent Wi-Fi' option also didn't help. Using speedify does work, but you have to pay for it. Does anyone have experience of either (1) Making it work in Android without using a 3rd party app, or (2) Using a genuinely free app rather than speedify ?

Any info. appreciated because it's rather useful to get the weather etc in-flight without having to disconnect from the external gps source.

This may or may not be helpful. I also use a Samsung S22+ for SkyDemon, but don't have PilotAware; I use a SkyEcho 2.
I can get mobile data when flying (proved by getting SD real-time wind speed and direction and METAR updates).
The one thing I do is to select "Go Flying" in SD before turning on my SE2. This always assures that mobile data connects properly.
I never used to do this (I used to powered up SE2 before selecting "Go Flying) but noticed on a few occasions that I didn't get a mobile data connection.
Maybe something to try with your setup?
Tony

Worth a try. Thx. Still think there must be a cleaner way to do it though.

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I believe there is a PilotAware forum. That might be a better place to get lots of answers.
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