I've done a new chunky keyboard and had it running in the emulator.



I need a testing device from someone please - if anyone has a unit that they have already modified to the point where the WinCE desktop is accessible, and that would benefit from the larger keyboard, please drop me a PM.

While looking at the latest release of SD 2.1.1, that is full of all new gooddies, I felt it may be opportune to revise my wish list and paste my response from stevelup's thread ETAs to subsequent waypoints, for consideration in future SD releases. The aim is to ensure that SD will continue to be the number one choice for pilots, as it is for me now.

"The only ETAs I've seen are those to the next way-point and destination. This was discussed with Tim before and I requested (easy said than done perhaps) that a p-log is highly desirable within SD Mobile which would be updated automatically throughout the flight. Items such as waypoints, leg distances, leg fuel, magnetic tracks, ETAs and even sunrise and sunset times would be depicted in a table that the pilot can scroll through, both vertically and horizontally. The advantage of auto-updating these items in-flight is the added bonus over the static paper p-log, leaving the pilot free to focus on other things."



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Many thanks Srayne. That is what I was looking for.

I wonder if Stevelup is able to give us a time-frame for the keyboard. I feel it may not be something that just anybody can assist with.

On a second, and important note, I would not mind to hear what Bathman feels about the instrument panel. I am sure he will have his own thoughts that he can share with us, at some stage, as how to make this panel better still for the future.

I must say I am still impressed with the simplicity of changing between moving map and instrument panel, in SkyDemon.

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This may be the thread you're looking for.

It certainly does. I will try it next time I am able. Thanks Tim. Also, would you be kind enough to direct me to the group discussion where the key board issue was answered? I have just been travelling for 14 hours and could not locate it for the moment. I bet you can see the enthusiasm for SD! Many thanks again. Oh, by the way, any ideas why the glide slope needle and glide path not appearing on that occasion? It was EGCF if that helps.

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I believe we answered the keyboard question recently, and there is already a box in the Direct To window where you can type an alternative destination if you wish. Does this help?

i would echo Runways comments above both excellent suggestions

For the third consecutive day I tried SD in a trip to a non ILS equipped airfield. The Glide Slope needle did not appear but the localiser needle was seen. The glide path was not seen in the profile part of the map either, on this one occasion. This phenomenon was not noted previously.



Two request for future releases: 1. A large Key board e.g. almost full screen would help (and may be essential) for making entries easier in the good old British usually turbulent weather. 2. It would be very nice if the list of (Direct To) included one empty row for the pilot to enter an airfield's name or designator that is not included in the (Direct To) list, during flight. Perhaps this airfield is not close enough to the current aircraft position for it to be listed. I recognise that digitally moving the map in flight to the destination is another possibility of entry, however, that is not always convenient during flight, for the same reasons above. If this feature is there already, (noting that there is what looks like a text box immediately beneath the Direct To title), please accept my apologies and would be obliged if someone could confirm its existence.

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I totally agree. Having said that the crashes (there were only two) occurred at the interface between the two maps. Once the set was restarted the second time everything ran smoothly from then. I dare say that the required map redrawing at 450Kts may have been another factor that exceeded the set capability at the interface. Again, you are right in the fact that the colour moving map was left on with all the bells and whistles (roads, terrain etc) showing, as usual. As expected there were frequent alarms about entering and exiting airways as well as wind-mill farms at the final approach stages. So it all worked very well indeed.

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That suggests that the relationship between available RAM and the crashes whilst simultaneously loading the UK and French charts isn't as clear as first believed...