Hi,

I would like to purchase Skydemon, but there is one thing that is holding me off. I tested Jeppesen Mobile Flitedeck, Garmin Pilot and Air Navigatioin Pro and Skydemon intensely. I like Skydemon with all it´s features the best. But the only thing that is missing and is for me absolute essential and that it is the bearing indicator. I don´t mean just showing it on the map or the HSI, I meant showing it in the upper row next to the distance to a waypoint in numbers of degree.
I don´t know one GPS application ever since I am flying, that doesn´t have this feature. And the is a reason for it. Because it is one of the basics, that every GPS must have.
For example when I am flying and I am off course to my next waypoint, I look on the GPS and read the bearing, put my heading bug on the course and fly to the waypoint. Or even when I am on course, I read the bearing sometimes just to check my compass.

I know that this was discussed before but and I understand, that you can´t fulfill every single whish of just one user. But please think about it again, it would make your program just perfect. Skydemon does not have to fear, by adding  a feature, that all the other programs have, not to be any different any more. I am sure that by how far Skydemon came by now, other programs try to copy it, because it is so good.

Happy Landings an greetings from Bavaria ( www.edmy.de )

I am with Tim on this and fail to see the benefit of a dedicated bearing display.

First, SD can never display a bearing because you'd need actual winds at altitude for that. All SD can do is give you a number for track (which it does) and heading to the next waypoint (which it does).

If you quickly want to get on the right bearing en-route to the next waypoint you simply turn until the line projecting out from the aircraft symbol coincides with the magenta course line shown on the map. If you then look on your compass in the aircraft you can read off your bearing including wind correction and all.

-- Chris.

"First, SD can never display a bearing because you'd need actual winds at altitude for that."

First, SD is showing the magnetic bearing (little magenta bug on the HSI). Second, bearing has nothing to do with the wind.


"All SD can do is give you a number for track (which it does) and heading to the next waypoint (which it does)"

Please show me, where SD is giving a heading to the next waypoint.


Happy Landings

Bumelbee

Just in case you missed it, there's a subtle feature of the collapsed HSI.

Assuming the magenta bug is off the screen, if the number is shown on the right, you need to turn right, and if it's on the left, you need to turn left

I'd like, if I may to re-start this discussion in the hope that the good folks at SkyDemon will think again about their decision to not include a prominent display of BRG to a waypoint.
Here's why:
If I find myself running into poor weather and I decide to divert to an airfield in the 'Direct To' list.  I want a bearing to the airfield, and I want it now! I also want to be able to read it quickly and easily. I will use my DI or compass to steer the aircraft on to that bearing. I will worry about making a correction for wind in a moment.  For now, I just want to get on to a heading for that airfield.

There are other scenarios in which I would want to see prominently the current bearing to the waypoint. Yes, it is shown (sometimes) near the compass rose at the bottom of the screen, but that is tiny!  I need to put on reading glasses to read that - especially on an iPhone.
Here's the thing: I may be wrong, but I'm guessing that SkyDemon is probably the only aviation GPS that does not show BRG (sometimes DCT) as primary information.
Take a look a look at the image below. Six GPS screens, taken at random: you'll recognise WingX Pro, VFR Nav, AirNav Pro. Over to you!

Why not use the Direct To function or the Insert in Route function. SD will immediately give you the new heading to steer and if you're not immediately sure which way to turn, because you have no DI perhaps, and you want to avoid mental gymnastics in the heat of the moment, pull the compass rose out from the bottom of the screen to give you the HSI representation and the magenta heading bug will clearly indicate which way to turn to get on to your new heading.

Alternatively, use the ruler function which will provide you with a 'Direct To' heading and distance.

Mike
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Wow, I didn't see this, thank you very much! That solves the problem and clears up everything for me. Nevertheless I see that it is only showing if the HSI is minimized. Would be probably not a bad idea to put a extra field underneath the track field just to make it a bit larger. Thank you very much again for your help!

When the HSI is fully displayed then the magenta 'bug' will indicate the heading to the next waypoint.

Work's great! Additionally I found out, by pressing "Track Waypoint" I get a constant magnetically bearing displayed in the upper information row. I think I am ready to buy SD now...

Happy landings

Bumblebee