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Wind Speed/Direction not displaying on the Sky Demon Moving Map


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I appreciate the WIND speed/direction on the Sky Demon moving map is only a snapshot from the last time there was an internet connection. However, recently, when flying, I am consistently getting the "X" and not wind data. This X shows on both my iPad mini (5th generation) and iPhone (12) while flying and my iPad has its own mobile phone card. I am a bit confused as I assume there is an internet connection before I take off as the Skly Demon METAR and TAF info updates. Any thoughts?



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Do you have a route planned? SkyDemon doesn't download the wind data until you have a route planned (so we know where you're going and at what altitude).
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Tim Dawson - 11/7/2022 11:39:07 AM
Do you have a route planned? SkyDemon doesn't download the wind data until you have a route planned (so we know where you're going and at what altitude).

I've noticed before in simulation mode that the wind instrument will revert to an X at altitudes below about 1500' .

I don't know how this translates to real navigation as I use my EFIS for winds aloft.

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Same problem here, an X below 2.000ft!

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Can you share an example route that you plan, when simulated, the wind instrument doesn't show correctly? We will of course look into this.
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Tim Dawson - 11/8/2022 11:25:51 AM
Can you share an example route that you plan, when simulated, the wind instrument doesn't show correctly? We will of course look into this.



Note difference in altitudes.

This was on an iPhoneX. Trying the same route on an iPad provoked similar behaviour, but the altitude at which the disp;lay of winds aloft was triggered was considerably higher.


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Thanks. We've identified the problem and fixed it for the next release.
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When will this release finally be distributed?

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There's a public beta out at the moment, and while I cannot commit to a public release date for the next version, I would expect it sometime in the next couple of weeks.
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