By DirDej - 11/30/2014 4:24:20 PM
Flew with new version on Android yesterday.
Terrain warning is very nice. May I suggest a way to select the sensitivity, for example, if I plan a flight at 1500ft, I don't want to see yellow all the time, only orange and red. Also could red become flashing if within say 3NM and terrain above aircraft altitude (or 250ft below aircraft)?
PLOG is very nice too, I would simplify the navaids display to show only name, ident and frequency. Other details only when pressed. Nearest FIS should be displayed separately from tower freqs, prominently on top.
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By ckurz7000 - 12/10/2014 1:23:04 PM
Well, at least he can select the "sensitivity" of TerrainSafe. From the point of cleaning up the structure of user configurable settings, I would also combine Terrain Warning and TerrainSafe into one concept. You specify clearance levels (vertically and horizontally) and then you select whether to display a warning or shade the map. Conceptually they are one thing which provides me with information about dangerous proximity to terrain. They ought to be settable in one place. Currently, Terrain Warning is settable from "Setup>Navigation Options" (iPad) while TerrainSafe can be switched on/off at "Setup/Mapping" while in flight mode only. The "Mapping" menu when in planning mode does not offer the switch to turn on TerrainSafe.
Again, I suggest to put the TerrainSafe switch (maybe labeled "Show on map") together with the Terrain Warning settings. Its function would be to shade all terrain red from which my vertical clearance is less than the setting specified by "Vertical Terrain Clearance". I would also include a yellow "caution" shading to terrain with up to 500 feet more vertical clearance. The 500 ft could be hard coded to keep things simple.
Greetings, -- Chris.
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