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Ridgeskimmer
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You set up the connection to SkyDemon in the SafeSky settings. It’s fairly straightforward. You need the bought version of SafeSky
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Freccia
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Hi, I have tried to fly a couple of times with SD using the Garmin GLO2 as a GPS source. It all works great with an Android tablet. Now, if I wanted to integrate SafeSky to SD, would I just have to install the app, run it and see the traffic on SD?
Sorry if the question sounds silly, but I'm not very experienced.
Thank you.
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Tim Dawson
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We simply haven't seen many people asking for such a solution. Of those that have, most were concerned (like you were above) with the situation where the device fails and you're left without navigation services. We addressed that with a fallback feature, which even reconnects to your device when it's available again.
We prioritise feature development by the desire in the community. If it transpires that there's a good body of people who want to merge traffic from one particular product with GPS data from location services, then that's something we would put our minds to. We are not there yet.
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GregBush
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Hi Tim, thanks for your reply! I had not been aware of this feature. Hopefully more experienced fellow pilots are. Still I am wondering why you don't want to offer a third option: use location services for navigation, and merge traffic from 3rd party device. Navigation WILL be more reliable: tight connection to built-in GPS, not affectable by poor Wifi. Less wifi traffic. No latency. Just independant of any unknown 3rd device. Mentioned competing Apps picked the idea. So why should SD stay behind. Greg
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Ridgeskimmer
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Yes you can! I have been for a long time. I use SafeSky linked to SkyEcho which is then connected to SkyDemon. It works very well indeed
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Tony N
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FYI, SkyDemon has told me that you can't have SafeSky and SkyEcho 2 connected at the same time. Something to do with them both using the same protocol for data transmission. That is a shame, but I want to keep my real time reception of ADS-B Out and FLARM data.
I don't suppose there is a future, possible, technical solution to allow both system to integrate with SkyDemon? Tony
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Tim Dawson
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If your traffic device fails, you can press the ? button in the green warning banner that tells you so. SkyDemon will then offer to revert to Location Services so you can keep navigating. It's two touches of the screen. If and when SkyDemon detects your traffic device has started working again, it will silently switch back so you're receiving traffic.
There's no need to switch back to planning mode or interrupt your log.
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GregBush
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sure, SD should be able to MIX data: navigate with onboard GPS, and add traffic received via GDL90 from a second device (which runs Safesky). Why? Many reasons. The main one is a safety issue: if the second device running Safesky should fail (overheat... out of battery... who knows), SD won't navigate any more.
IN CASE a pilot understands the message while flying "device offline for xx seconds" at all, he might switch back to planning mode, then back 'go flying' and select local GPS. I don't want such an issue as a pilot. Fly the plane! Most of my fellows might not understand whats going on. Suddenly navigation is lost.... any complex airspace around.... they'll burn their available adrenaline quickly.
Other navigation software, such as Air Nav Pro, EasyVFR or ForeFlight have this feature, so why not SD. Safesky is able to send just traffic, not GPS, as it does with the mentioned Apps already.
Please nobody say: "we don't like Safesky at all... we don't know about latency...it's not reliable".
Agree on a possible latency issue. A few seconds?
Anyway. Warning apps will IMPROVE safety. Worst case there is no improvement, but NEVER a degradation. Latency or not. Pilots will appreciate any means to improve traffic awareness.
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Long story short, feature request: use built-in GPS for navigation, add traffic data rec'd via GDL90. Other pilots might want the same feature.
Thanks!
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Tim Dawson
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The mobile phone doesn't need a phone signal, GPS signal is separate. People navigate their aircraft using their phones all the time, well out of phone signal.
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Ridgeskimmer
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Because the GPS would come from the mobile phone sending the traffic info and if you loose mobile phone coverage then SkyDemon won’t know where it is whereas the dedicated GPS in SkyEcho or other source such as a Garmin GLO would still be there. Or am I missing something here?
Thanks
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