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I've been using skydemon for a couple of months in several flights (I fly a microlight aircraft).
I'd like to suggest some improvements during navigation :

1) I'd like to see the ETA of the end of the route as an instrument. I can only see the ETA of the next waypoint rn.
When I plan a route, I use waypoints to avoid specific zones or to set some points of interest, but the ETA to this points doesn't mean much for me. However, the ETA to the end is important for fuel estimations, or to inform other people when are you arriving.

2) I'd like to see in what type of airspace I am flying, maybe as an instrument (big letter A,D,G,...)
The app warns me when I am entering or leaving an airspace, but it's not easy to see in what type of airspace I am in (and hopefully the upper and lower levels).

Congrats for such a good app!

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MarcP - 10/26/2022 2:38:00 PM
I've been using skydemon for a couple of months in several flights (I fly a microlight aircraft).
I'd like to suggest some improvements during navigation :

1) I'd like to see the ETA of the end of the route as an instrument. I can only see the ETA of the next waypoint rn.
When I plan a route, I use waypoints to avoid specific zones or to set some points of interest, but the ETA to this points doesn't mean much for me. However, the ETA to the end is important for fuel estimations, or to inform other people when are you arriving.

2) I'd like to see in what type of airspace I am flying, maybe as an instrument (big letter A,D,G,...)
The app warns me when I am entering or leaving an airspace, but it's not easy to see in what type of airspace I am in (and hopefully the upper and lower levels).

Congrats for such a good app!

If you touch the chart close to your aircraft, the 'What's here' pop-up will show you a vertical airspace profile, labelled with airspace classes, and at what level your planned route intesects it.

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grahamb - 10/26/2022 4:58:58 PM
MarcP - 10/26/2022 2:38:00 PM
I've been using skydemon for a couple of months in several flights (I fly a microlight aircraft).
I'd like to suggest some improvements during navigation :

1) I'd like to see the ETA of the end of the route as an instrument. I can only see the ETA of the next waypoint rn.
When I plan a route, I use waypoints to avoid specific zones or to set some points of interest, but the ETA to this points doesn't mean much for me. However, the ETA to the end is important for fuel estimations, or to inform other people when are you arriving.

2) I'd like to see in what type of airspace I am flying, maybe as an instrument (big letter A,D,G,...)
The app warns me when I am entering or leaving an airspace, but it's not easy to see in what type of airspace I am in (and hopefully the upper and lower levels).

Congrats for such a good app!

If you touch the chart close to your aircraft, the 'What's here' pop-up will show you a vertical airspace profile, labelled with airspace classes, and at what level your planned route intesects it.
Thank you! 

Yes, I know this feature (and I usually use it), but this is what I'd like to avoid. A big letter of the current airspace on the main screen whould really help me.  For example a big "G" and small text below (SFC-4500), so I can always be aware what are my limits.

This is an example of my suggestion (adding a new "instrument"):



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MarcP - 10/26/2022 2:38:00 PM
erchegyia - 10/26/2022 3:35:01 PM
MarcP - 10/27/2022 8:36:21 AM
                 Sounds like way too late
erchegyia - 10/27/2022 10:28:11 AM
grahamb - 10/26/2022 4:58:58 PM
MarcP - 10/27/2022 8:50:48 AM
Tim Dawson - 10/28/2022 9:36:52 AM

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