We plan to introduce an approach mode in the forthcoming version of SkyDemon. The problem we wish to solve is that SkyDemon Mobile isn't providing enough help after you have your destination airfield in sight, or are at least on your final leg towards it. The idea is, you will select the runway you're landing on (by tapping its extended centreline or more explicitly through another screen) and then you'll get a window showing a standard circuit pattern (direction switchable).

In this window, we'll show some useful info such as runway dimensions and possibly approach frequencies. These frequencies might appear in an overlay on the main map too, afterwards. We may allow you to select a position in the circuit to join (downwind, deadside, base, finals etc) and your route would be modified so that you're no longer terminating at the airfield ARP but at the circuit position you specify. Or, we could automatically take you to the most appropriate part of the circuit based on your current position in relation to it.

We're looking for feedback on how this feature might work, what you would find useful. Maybe it's a terrible idea and we should forget it entirely. Maybe it should be completely automatic in some way. Maybe we should just be drawing a standard circuit diagram on the main map and leave it at that, once you've selected direction.

Cheers!

Well done Tim and team, I've just had a quick look on the simulator mode. My initial worries about the high contrast mode was all the pink lines, (near Manchester low level route) but on further inspection I see that the 'route line' is now clearer with the white centre. The approach info is good.In the sim mode and also on the device  it means  3 clicks to access the approach info, I don't know whether there could be  a quicker method of accessing the info.

The switching of runways from within the approach info works well

When in high contrast mode the white lettering for the info at the top of the screen(on the device) is fine, but  on the other charts it's difficult to read, I'm not convinced that the info is needed as it's shown in the approach info and it tends to clutter the chart a bit. 

  I might be jumping the gun here a bit but, The page  'static info'  buton leads to, duplicates  a lot of the info from the previous page and the bottom part of that screen is too small to read comfortably.

Just for your info, and something which doesn't affect flying in any way, when in the sim mode and you go into 'approach info' and then static info, it could do with a 'back' buton, like you have on the device itself

Thanks again for letting us have a play