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Fabrizio Albonico - 5/22/2020 1:00:47 PM

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MarkusM - 5/14/2020 6:00:48 PM

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Fabrizio Albonico - 5/14/2020 3:27:19 PM

While I perfectly understand your position about SkyDemon being primarily a planning and navigation app, would it be possible for you to reconsider your position on AHRS-based AI based on evidence that an artificial horizon may - in certain cases - be the last resort when an in-flight emergency arises, and make a difference between life and death? 

Please check out the excellent video, released on the AQP series by Aviation101, which adresses this very question. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOvjGMYQN3Y

Many thanks for your excellent piece of software!

Best regards

Fabrizio

LSZA

My first reaction was, why not use the iOS function of Measure in Split Screen with Skydemon?

But upon checking I realized the Level function in Measure is gone - anybody any idea why?

As an android operator, I can't comment. But an Artificial Horizon is more than just a Level function: it should also give an indication of Altitude (GPS), speed (GPS), as well as pitch and bank.

I see it as a HUGE safety feature, and in case of a complete electrical failure in flight (NVFR or unintentional VFR into IMC comes to mind) might really help you get home/land safely. Most of the data is already available to SkyDemon.

Austin Meyer of X-Plane wrote an app that helps you get to the ground safely. Unfortunately only available on iOS, it is also able to display TAS (!) and Pressure Altitude... TAS would obviously be a nice touch, since GPS speed is only useful in calm winds.

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEdEKz4rbYg

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MarkusM - 5/22/2020 2:17:42 PM

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Fabrizio Albonico - 5/22/2020 1:00:47 PM

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MarkusM - 5/14/2020 6:00:48 PM

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Fabrizio Albonico - 5/14/2020 3:27:19 PM

While I perfectly understand your position about SkyDemon being primarily a planning and navigation app, would it be possible for you to reconsider your position on AHRS-based AI based on evidence that an artificial horizon may - in certain cases - be the last resort when an in-flight emergency arises, and make a difference between life and death? 

Please check out the excellent video, released on the AQP series by Aviation101, which adresses this very question. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOvjGMYQN3Y

Many thanks for your excellent piece of software!

Best regards

Fabrizio

LSZA

My first reaction was, why not use the iOS function of Measure in Split Screen with Skydemon?

But upon checking I realized the Level function in Measure is gone - anybody any idea why?

As an android operator, I can't comment. But an Artificial Horizon is more than just a Level function: it should also give an indication of Altitude (GPS), speed (GPS), as well as pitch and bank.

I see it as a HUGE safety feature, and in case of a complete electrical failure in flight (NVFR or unintentional VFR into IMC comes to mind) might really help you get home/land safely. Most of the data is already available to SkyDemon.

Austin Meyer of X-Plane wrote an app that helps you get to the ground safely. Unfortunately only available on iOS, it is also able to display TAS (!) and Pressure Altitude... TAS would obviously be a nice touch, since GPS speed is only useful in calm winds.

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEdEKz4rbYg

No smartphone so far is even close to be capable as an AHRS systems. Even the 'new' dedicated MEMS based avionics systems do have their huge problems dealing with correctly applying physics and - that is a function no never ever a typical smartphone use will ever need, so why develop something? Maybe in the 24th century this will change, but so far?