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Snowflake 05-03-2018 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by painless (Post 1257293)
What I have found that I can do is remove the WiFi dongle on the Hudly and then hardwire the computer stick to the Hudly via a HDMI extension cable.

This may be a better solution if you're going to mount it permanently in the cockpit anyway. I found the display connection dropped out three times on a half-hour drive because my phone found a stronger WiFi signal that it recognized along the way. WiFi may not be the best way to make this connection if the unit connecting is a phone. Getting the phone to use the Cell signal for data and the WiFi signal for the screen is no small feat either.

Ron77 05-03-2018 08:39 AM

New Hudly
 
The new wireless Hudly has a computer stick plugged into its HDMI port. Does it make sense to load the GRT app directly onto this stick?

Ron B.

svyolo 05-03-2018 09:06 AM

I flew 18's a long time ago. It had HUD which was a pleasure to fly off of. But it was focused to infinity. About 4 years ago I was in a different airlines simulator flying a 737 with a HUD (ours don't have HUD's). I used it for a few landings.

There was something that bothered me about it that made it uncomfortable to use. I finally realized that it was focused a few feet in front of the windscreen. The F-18's was focused to infinity.

The airline HUD's are used primarily for CAT III approaches. I haven't seen that many pilots use them for anything else. I am sure there is a reason Boeing chose the focus they did, but it made it uncomfortable to use for normal flying.

Is the HUDLY focused at infinity, or a short distance?

catmandu 05-03-2018 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by svyolo (Post 1257319)
Is the HUDLY focused at infinity, or a short distance?

Short distance, not sure the exact number. And no AOA as of yet, thus my unease, twice over.

Snowflake 05-04-2018 07:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by svyolo (Post 1257319)
Is the HUDLY focused at infinity, or a short distance?

Short distance. Not more than 3-4 inches past the half-silvered mirror. In my car, the distance is about where the windshield is. That puts the content about 6-8" further away from me than the dashboard, so it's *less* work to refocus, but it's still very close.

The only benefit I see is that when using it for a map or something, you don't have to look away from the road to see it... You refocus on it to see content, but your peripheral vision still picks up movement around it. Not as good as not having to re-focus, but better than looking down at the dash.

Canadian_JOY 05-04-2018 06:00 PM

Perhaps I missed it in an earlier post - if so, please accept my apologies for duplication.

http://grtavionics.com/kivic-and-epi...now-supported/

GRT now supports other HUDS, including one focused at infinity, the Epic.

maniago 05-04-2018 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Canadian_JOY (Post 1257695)
Perhaps I missed it in an earlier post - if so, please accept my apologies for duplication.

http://grtavionics.com/kivic-and-epi...now-supported/

GRT now supports other HUDS, including one focused at infinity, the Epic.

wow......~$200 and ~$2k....thats some spread......

painless 05-05-2018 07:20 AM



Initial install of my Hudly wireless, except I have it hardwired to my computer stick with an HDMI cable.

Haven't completed it yet, but I plan to velcro the unit to the glare shield in its current position. The Hudly comes with a slick pedestal mount that would adapt to car dashes very well, but seems to me would be prone to vibration in an aviation environment.

Hope to fly behind it soon.

"That's Hudly.......Hudly Lamar!" :D

rv8ch 05-05-2018 01:22 PM

AOA on HUD
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by painless (Post 1257768)
"That's Hudly.......Hudly Lamar!" :D

Love it!

I really hope that they add the AOA - that's the critical bit of info to have in the HUD during landing.

Sam Staton 05-06-2018 01:17 AM

GRT app
 
Dumb question-does the GRT app work stand-alone, or does it require the GRT glass panel? I am Dynon-specific, but have received my Hudly. Trying to figure out how to use it in my bird.


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