I read this from today's Flyer flyer:



SkyDemon to launch as iPad App

Although SkyDemon developer Tim Dawson is remaining tight-lipped, it seems the company's flight planning and navigation software will be available on the iPad after all. FLYER spoke to Tim at The Flying Show, and while he wouldn't confirm anything, we did manage to get our hands on an iPad running a development version of SkyDemon, and very impressive it was too.



Is it true? It would be a good news!



Windows CE has no longer future. So I imagine you are working to move your software on other platforms.




Massimo Mangia

I-PPL

I would also love to see SkyDemon on the IPad but I have said this several times before and been told to go away :-)

A number of us saw SD running on an iPad at the Flying Show in November.

Looked fantastic.

However the SD team have to have the App accepted by Apple.

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Nice! Did SD team any announce about availability?



Apple approval is not a so difficult job for a good team as SD.




Massimo Mangia

I-PPL

Apple's tablet is one of the best in the market no doubt. The same goes for their other machines. However, Apple is likely to charge for their approval and ultimately it is likely that every one of us will be paying Apple for their monopoly as SD price goes up.

Hence my Apple MacBook Pro has been formatted to make way for Linux.

Very Newbytheway

DurhamTeaseAirport

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Well, it depends...



SD has the great advantage of being able to run smoothly on inexpensive device (on the contrary of the iPAD). Having it on iPAD (which BTW is usually not so easy to place in the cockpit) where other SW are already running would cause confusion in using it. Having the GPS on a dedicated device is a strong advantage. Also avoiding to concentrate many important navigation aids on a single device is important. Plus, on iPAD there are other available solutions (SD is better, for sure, but in this case it could not be alone).



This, of course, is true if a single platform will be choosen (development costs of both so different sw platforms could be a bit high to maintain in the future)



It would be interesting to get some official statement...



Personally, if a iPAD-only future would be announced, I will discard SD as a choice (sadly).

Could not agree with you more Orangedam. Unfortunately I do not think I can physically and safely make use of an iPad in my cockpit on a regular basis.

It would be nice if SD were to be made installable on several platforms. This would take time though. While Windows CE/Mobile devices are gradually becoming "protected species" and not so easy to find as previously, recent reports show that Android devices are quickly catching up with Apple's in popularity. One day they may overtake them.

It is very heartening to see the SD Team rethink and change tact as necessary depending on user/market needs. These are the products (and developers) I would like to stick with.

Stevelup: Big thanks for the Keyboard. I still think you deserve a big Champagne bottle for the Season!

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DurhamTeaseAirport

I agree iPad cannot use safely as primary and unique navigation device (stability, over heating, and more), but SD on iPad is very interesting as secondary devices. I hope SD on iPad will be both planning and navigation tool, so to have a unique software for flying.



About multi platforms it's very difficult to develop a unique code for different OS; these are different like their SDK (software development kit). However, working in C++ it's possible to reduce the effort necessary. There are software running on iPad and Android.




Massimo Mangia

I-PPL

I flew today, weather wasn't up to much but did a bit of general handling while I was up there. My mate brought his ipad and atttached it in the PA28 using  his RAM yoke mount. he was using memory map on it, The clarity of the screen in the bright sunlight was brilliant and that was looking at it from the left seat. But, the size of unit is massive and blocked out quite a few instruments ( he tried it in the left seat as well) and really got in the way.  Sd of course performed well on my 5 inch device but the ipad made it look tiny. A 7 inch ipad would be the ideal for me  with SD on it.