I have an Ipad 3 (without built in GPS) has anyone any experience using either of the 2 GPS (Bad elf and GNS) in a Cessna 172 on a yoke mount?

I want to make sure the one I buy will work OK before ordering it. Thanks in advance

I use the GNS 5870 MFI with iPad 2 (no GPS) in a PA28 (yoke mount) and Bulldog (knee pad) and reception has been 100% - I would recommend this one, although cannot comment on the Bad Elf.

I have used both GNS 5870 and Dual XGPS150A with IPAD2 and both works flawlessly. Some report issues with the GNS that it is difficult to turn of with the swipe function, and indeed I also had issues with it but seemed to manage though. The XGPS150A can also be used with Android and other units.

I use the IPad2 with the Dual Universal GPS.

Mount the IPad on a RAM mount on the yoke with the Dual in its non slip holder on the top of the dash panel. Works flawlessly - used it for the first time with my first flight in the R112 Olympics airspace.

I chose the Dual because if has an inbuilt capacity to Bluetooth directly with the IPad.

No sign of Jets or Helicopters, so I have absolute faith in the system, can't praise it enough.

Alan Powell - Epsom - Surrey

I am using iPad 3 with a GNS 5870 which works perfectly. You get a suction mount with the GNS so can just stick it in the screen where ever is best. It doesn't require any apps or anything like that, just pairs on bluetooth.

Has anyone tried just using the Internal GPS in an IPAD or is the external reciever vital?

Thanks

Paul.

The internal GPS seems to work fine for most people. If it doesn't, you can always get an external one later.

My experience of using an iPad2 on its internal GPS has been very good in an aeroplane with a perspex bubble canopy - so no metal between the iPad and the sky. But in our Arrow mounted on a kneeboard, it consistently loses it's GPS signal - so much that I bought a GNS1000 external bluetooth GPS receiver. The GNS1000 is the replacement to the earlier one with the slidey-switch issue. Since the chipset is WAAS/EGNOS enabled I expect its accuracy and reliability to be better than the internal one.

Hi hope this helps plus its my first post!

I bought a Bad Elf Pro external bluetooth gps. Having tried the Skydemon software trial version I took the plunge and bought a subsciption inc. navigation. Clutching my shiny new Bad Elf dongle and Ipad I went for my first flight on Sunday down to Goodwood for lunch with a friend.

However no matter what I tried, the Skydemon software would not work in flight mode with the Bad Elf Pro. On the point of giving up, I shut down all the active apps apart from the ones you need for Skydemon to run and then restarted the Ipad. Skydemon then started working perfectly with the Bad Elf dongle!

Skydemon easily outperformed the built in gps in the plane with both the ease of flight planning and its navigation features.

Well done all at Skydemon HQ and Bad Elf for an excellent bluetooth adapter!

Best Regards

Roy Pike

There seems to be an issue after upgrading your Ipad to IOS 6 and using your external GSP. Although it looks the connection is well established, it's not. This issues seems to have 3 solutions which I have not tried at the moment:



Solution1

Settings –> General –> Reset –> Reset Location & Privacy



Solution2

Go to the main iPad Settings app.

Tap on “Privacy”.

Tap on “Location Services”.

Toggle the top row to “Off”. This will turn off location services for all of your apps.

Reboot your iPad (press-and-hold the top button for 5 seconds, slide the red slider to power off, wait 5 seconds, then press the top button to turn your iPad back on).

Go back to Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services and turn location services to “On” for your iPad. Also make sure that location services are set to “On” for ForeFlight Mobile.

Leave your iPad connected the Internet for a few hours (the screen can be off). This might not be necessary, but we have encountered a few rare cases where this fixed the problem



Solution3



This method requires resetting the settings on your iOS device back to the factory defaults, and then restoring your old settings from a backup. The good news is that if you follow our instructions carefully, you can fix this problem with no loss of data or settings on your iOS device.



PLEASE make sure you sync and back up your iOS devices via iTunes to your Mac/PC before attempting any of this. To back up your device:



1. Connect your iOS device to your Mac/PC using the USB cable.

2. In iTunes, click on the iOS device in the left pane. In the right pane you'll see a Backup section on the Summary tab. Make sure this is checked, and then click the Sync button in the bottom right corner of the screen.

3. You should then see a "Last backed up at..." with the current date and time.



Now, on your iOS device:



1. Go to the Settings app, and navigate to General > Reset.

2. Press the "Reset All Settings" button. You device will restart and show a progress bar. When it restarts again your device will be "wiped" but still have all the apps and contents (music/video) that it did before.



You can then verify the GPS accessory with the Maps or other 3rd party location-based app. You'll know it's working if the green LED on GPS starts flashing when the Maps or other 3rd party app is launched.



To restore the settings, reconnect your iOS device to iTunes. Right-click on the device in the left panel, and select "Restore" to reload the settings from your backup.