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Changing position source mid flight


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My new share-o-plane has a PilotAware fitted on a cigarette lighter adaptor.
Saves messing with a usb battery like my previous rental setup, but being switched on with the avionics master means that it isn’t ready for use for a couple of minutes after startup.
I’ve got quite used to the engine start and off blocks logging, but this requires starting the flight before the engine is started.
Is there any way to start a flight using my iPad’s location services and then switch to the PilotAware once that has booted?
It should have finished booting by the time runup checks are completed...
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b3nn0 - 3/20/2019 7:21:33 PM
Tim Dawson - 3/20/2019 10:51:58 AM
A traffic source without a GPS may not accurately be able to determine for us the difference between pressure altitude and GPS altitude. I suppose we could use an internal GPS if one was available for doing that, but are there really traffic receivers without built-in GPS being marketed?

Hmm well, you are right, maybe that stretch is a little too far. For Stratux you have the choice if you build one with or without GPS, but then again, the difference isn't rellay that big.
On the other hand, as others have described with PilotAware, I also have problems with frequent short GPS errors. A Flight log typically looks like this for me:
Notice all the short sections with red dots where GPS drops out. Would be really handy if Skydemon just switched over to the Internal GPS in the meantime (And I should probably pruchase a new, better GPS...).

I use Pilotaware as My GPS source for Navigation and as a traffic awareness device. Occasionally Pilotaware GPS Loses lock and GPS information is lost. In such circumstances it would be helpful if SkyDemon could revert to an alternative GPS Source to continue the navigation function (without traffic awareness). In my case it would need to be my GARMIN GLO connected to my ipad mini via Bluetooth, but for other hardware setups it could be an internal GPS receiver.  So when I select GoFlying I would specify PilotAware as the GPS source, but in the event of a GPS Signal loss I would like SkyDemon to revert to using Location Services as a fallback.


George E A Reid

Ipad Mini 5,  IOS 14.4,  SD 3.15.0.288
PC(Win 10, Version 19041.804)  SD 3.15.0.0

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Lerk - 3/18/2019 8:27:45 PM
pilot-byom - 3/19/2019 8:39:17 AM
b3nn0 - 3/20/2019 7:54:54 AM
pilot-byom - 3/20/2019 7:28:36 PM
Lerk - 3/20/2019 8:25:21 PM
Tim Dawson - 3/19/2019 10:39:31 AM
Lerk - 3/19/2019 1:42:05 PM
Skyboy999 - 3/20/2019 7:39:08 AM
Martin Bech - 3/20/2019 9:29:45 AM
Tim Dawson - 3/20/2019 10:51:58 AM
b3nn0 - 3/20/2019 7:21:33 PM
GEAR - 3/20/2019 7:39:02 PM
Lerk - 3/20/2019 12:29:02 PM
Tim Dawson - 3/21/2019 10:28:11 AM
Lerk - 3/21/2019 12:20:55 PM
neilmurg - 3/21/2019 2:47:09 PM
Lerk - 3/21/2019 5:01:38 PM
PaulSS - 3/21/2019 12:10:14 PM
Lerk - 3/21/2019 12:22:02 PM
Tim Dawson - 3/22/2019 12:11:19 PM
Lerk - 3/23/2019 7:37:50 AM
Lerk - 3/23/2019 8:04:07 AM
Tim Dawson - 3/25/2019 10:46:58 AM
Lerk - 3/25/2019 1:02:32 PM
Tim Dawson - 3/26/2019 10:58:48 AM
Lerk - 3/26/2019 12:53:45 PM
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PaulSS - 3/28/2019 7:30:37 AM
Lerk - 3/30/2019 5:15:26 PM
                         I'm glad you are able to start PAW before the engine as that solves...
PaulSS - 3/31/2019 1:54:45 AM

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