Fixed aircraft position, moving map

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Fixed aircraft position, moving map

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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 10/26/2021 8:43:09 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8K, Visits: 9.1K	Not 15nm, but 15mm. The aircraft symbol should only move 15mm across your screen before the map moves. This should be independent of zoom level.
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kowgli	kowgli posted 10/25/2021 10:17:51 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 1	+x Tim Dawson - 10/25/2021 9:57:28 AM There's no way of doing what you're asking in SkyDemon, but what you are describing is not the way SkyDemon works either. You should find that your aircraft icon moves only a little way before the map redraws. It is for performance (battery usage) reasons, and works well. Unless you're staring at your device you shouldn't even notice it. Please post a screenshot and describe the situation if you're noticing the aircraft move more than 15mm without the map updating. Note that if you're moving the map yourself, SkyDemon will pause the map following for 30 seconds and then resume. Thanks for replying and clarifying this. Do the 15nm depend on the zoom level or is it fixed? I mostly fly on high zoom levels. Would you ever consider adding such an option to have the airplane position fixed. At least for me battery usage is not an issue. I have the phone connected to a power bank or charger anyway plus a modern phone can take a few hours of highly detailed 3d gaming, so I don't think it would run out of battery. For me personally the current view (disregarding if the map jumps every few minutes or not) is simply very confusing to use in the air. I really love many aspects of the app, especially the desktop version for flight planning, but in the air, for me, it could be better. I would love some work on: 1. How it draws (mentioned in this topic) 2. The not very touch friendly interface (especially when using on a phone, with one hand, in turbulent air). Would prefer something simpler with larger buttons.
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Tim Dawson	Tim Dawson posted 10/25/2021 9:57:28 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 8K, Visits: 9.1K	There's no way of doing what you're asking in SkyDemon, but what you are describing is not the way SkyDemon works either. You should find that your aircraft icon moves only a little way before the map redraws. It is for performance (battery usage) reasons, and works well. Unless you're staring at your device you shouldn't even notice it. Please post a screenshot and describe the situation if you're noticing the aircraft move more than 15mm without the map updating. Note that if you're moving the map yourself, SkyDemon will pause the map following for 30 seconds and then resume.
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kowgli	kowgli posted 10/24/2021 7:57:32 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 1	+x Martin Bech - 10/24/2021 7:26:26 AM If you use TCAS like equipment you would like to see the surroundings, to spot other aircrafts, so for me the present way is ok. Not really the point. You could have the airplane fixed at the center of the screen. Could be an option. It's just very confusing for me to have the airplane move instead of the map. It's not how most navigations (including car) work. It could have been designed this way years ago because of performance. It's much less demanding to move a single icon instead of redrawing the whole map, but that's not really a problem anymore on modern hardware. To recap... There is no way to do this in the current version? Edited 10/24/2021 8:05:34 AM by kowgli
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Martin Bech	Martin Bech posted 10/24/2021 7:26:26 AM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 152, Visits: 352	If you use TCAS like equipment you would like to see the surroundings, to spot other aircrafts, so for me the present way is ok.
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177	1 177 posted 10/23/2021 7:35:36 PM Post Details Share Post
1 Group: Forum Members Posts: 72, Visits: 757	Still, it would be great to have such a view.
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grahamb	grahamb posted 10/23/2021 12:21:43 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 568, Visits: 27K	Thanks. I know what he’s asking, I’m just saying that the behaviour he’s describing is not what I’ve experienced on the devices I’ve used for SkyDemon.
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177	1 177 posted 10/23/2021 8:26:21 AM Post Details Share Post
1 Group: Forum Members Posts: 72, Visits: 757	He's asking to make your position static on the display, so everything would move around you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlgSDJbQC4w I also was kinda disappointed when I found out that there are no options for that 🙁
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grahamb	grahamb posted 10/22/2021 6:15:19 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 568, Visits: 27K	My display doesn’t scroll continuously, but certainly does it well before the aircraft symbol reaches the edge. More like 80/20 going to 60/40 then redrawing back to 80/20. (It was you mentioning an HSI like display in your previously unedited post which misled me)
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kowgli	kowgli posted 10/22/2021 5:55:41 PM Post Details Share Post
Group: Forum Members Posts: 4, Visits: 1	+x grahamb - 10/22/2021 5:48:36 PM You can drag the HSI instrument out of hiding at the bottom of the chart display, and resize it/position it anywhere on the chart. Thanks for the reply, but that was not at all what I was asking. I just want the airplane to be fixed on the screen and the map to scroll. Not the other way around.
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