Does Skydemon mobile (MD or otherwise) provide an OBS hold feature, a la Garmin Aera/196?



My trust Lowrance Airmap 1000 has died (and anyway the database updates have dried up) so I am hoping Father Christmas will oblige with a new GPS. I need to know what to put on my list... and the Skydemon looks great (I've downloaded the demo version). But I use the Lowrance to 'monitor' NDB approaches setting the active waypoint to the NDB and the OBS to the outbound/inbound track (great for holds, too as it makes every NDB basically a VOR/DME...)



I can't find a way to do this. If it's not there, can it be added, please..?



Tim

I don't even know what an "OBS hold" is, could you explain how it works?

Works like a VOR receiver. You can select the inbound or outbound course to/from the waypoint, and guidance is provided relative to that radial, rather than to the flightplanned course between waypoints.



Tim

I see, thanks. This is certainly something we'd consider adding though it seems more suited for IFR-style flying. I'll be interested to see what other people think of the idea.

I was taught to use Obs hold for creating a run in line to a DZ waypoint when para dropping. Makes life really easy and a "must have" for me even though a VFR activity. Good tip re the NDB too! Otherwise Skydemon looks really good for my impending GPS replacement; I already use the "light" version for UK VFR planning.

Actually a very nice idea. My motto is: Good for IFR=Good for VFR.

Thank you



Good post

mark40 mark

Found this thread while searching to see if it was already available and I just didnt know how to use it.

I would find this feature very useful.

I would like to see this feature too. Is there somehow we could campaign for it?

Could you point to one of those posts, please?

You can create relative waypoints in SkyDemon, so you could create a waypoint on a radial from any other waypoint, and then plan a route along that radial. The HSI instrument (in fact all instruments) would then guide your flight along that leg following the radial.

I also think that the posibility to set the OBS to any value is very useful, even in VFR.
I used that a lot in the past (!), with FLIGHTMASTER witch was a great software for PALM OS.

But it is true that today, with the beautiful moving maps we have, interest is lower ....

Have good flights ...
Michel

tmmorris was the original poster of this thread too. Can you find someone who isn't tmmorris

I count perhaps eight people supporting the addition of this feature on this thread in over 2.5 years. Couple that with the fact we haven't received any direct demand for the feature (email, phone etc) and I'm afraid that simply isn't very compelling. We do not attempt to be all things to all people.

I would def be interested in this function. I can only imagine that others would also subscribe to your fab software if you could set an OBS function and alarms ie dme to an airfield.. this would be very very useful for parachute flying.. appreciate you guys are busy. would it be a lot of work?