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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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Tim Dawson - 3/21/2019 10:28:11 AM
Technically possible it may be, but I don't understand the point. In fact I think it's pointless.

If anyone is having a problem with their PAW GPS, please report that to PAW or switch to a different GPS dongle. If my understanding is correct, PAW is a product in which you can do such things. It isn't SkyDemon's job to make up for deficiencies that are really rooted in your choice of hardware.

I agree with Markus; there is integrity in having one source for both position, traffic and weather data.

Please don't forget my original query was to allow logging to begin before the GPS had obtained a position source.

The GPS issues are likely easily solved by relocating the receiver to a position with less obstruction.

The fact that I have a secondary GPS source and mentioned splitting the two to allow redundancy was feature creep.

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Lerk - 3/21/2019 12:20:55 PM
Tim Dawson - 3/21/2019 10:28:11 AM
Technically possible it may be, but I don't understand the point. In fact I think it's pointless.

If anyone is having a problem with their PAW GPS, please report that to PAW or switch to a different GPS dongle. If my understanding is correct, PAW is a product in which you can do such things. It isn't SkyDemon's job to make up for deficiencies that are really rooted in your choice of hardware.

I agree with Markus; there is integrity in having one source for both position, traffic and weather data.

Please don't forget my original query was to allow logging to begin before the GPS had obtained a position source.

The GPS issues are likely easily solved by relocating the receiver to a position with less obstruction.

The fact that I have a secondary GPS source and mentioned splitting the two to allow redundancy was feature creep.

I have a similar setup and did think about being able to use SD / PAw before engine start for recording Engine On / Off Blocks. My PAw takes 1m:50s before it's providing WiFi and GPS. I came to the comclusion that I'd need to provide an intermediate power source, like a Anker battery to allow the PAw to be ready.
In the end I concluded that this was more trouble that it was worth for the benefit, so I let the PAw warm up with the engine running and I'm ready to SD:'Go Flying' by the time I call the tower. Depending on your personal routine there may also be time during the A-check to allow SD to be online and update the latest Weather / Notams

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neilmurg - 3/21/2019 2:47:09 PM
Lerk - 3/21/2019 12:20:55 PM
Tim Dawson - 3/21/2019 10:28:11 AM
Technically possible it may be, but I don't understand the point. In fact I think it's pointless.

If anyone is having a problem with their PAW GPS, please report that to PAW or switch to a different GPS dongle. If my understanding is correct, PAW is a product in which you can do such things. It isn't SkyDemon's job to make up for deficiencies that are really rooted in your choice of hardware.

I agree with Markus; there is integrity in having one source for both position, traffic and weather data.

Please don't forget my original query was to allow logging to begin before the GPS had obtained a position source.

The GPS issues are likely easily solved by relocating the receiver to a position with less obstruction.

The fact that I have a secondary GPS source and mentioned splitting the two to allow redundancy was feature creep.

I have a similar setup and did think about being able to use SD / PAw before engine start for recording Engine On / Off Blocks. My PAw takes 1m:50s before it's providing WiFi and GPS. I came to the comclusion that I'd need to provide an intermediate power source, like a Anker battery to allow the PAw to be ready.
In the end I concluded that this was more trouble that it was worth for the benefit, so I let the PAw warm up with the engine running and I'm ready to SD:'Go Flying' by the time I call the tower. Depending on your personal routine there may also be time during the A-check to allow SD to be online and update the latest Weather / Notams

Do you not have to log engine times, or do you just add on 2 minutes to the time then Neilmurg?



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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
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                         I'm glad you are able to start PAW before the engine as that solves...
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