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Old 10-05-2018, 09:01 AM
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Mornin' guys. I have Ifly on my iPad but the little airplane icon doesn't move. Is there a GPS available to plug in or a better alternative?

Thanks,
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Old 10-05-2018, 09:21 AM
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This is something that should do the job-----plus a lot more.

http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...d.php?t=164783

http://gps.dualav.com/explore-by-product/xgps170/
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Old 10-05-2018, 10:00 AM
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Check out the Garmin Glo; $100 new; connects to iPad by Bluetooth; get a used one for less.

Or buy a new iPad with the cellular service capability and you wont need any add-on gps. You dont have to subscribe to the cellular service.

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Old 10-05-2018, 11:30 AM
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Mornin' guys. I have Ifly on my iPad but the little airplane icon doesn't move. Is there a GPS available to plug in or a better alternative?

Thanks,
If you build a Stratux (or buy an equivalent) it will provide GPS to your Ipad with the added benefit of ADS-B in.
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Old 10-05-2018, 12:03 PM
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I have a Duel xgps170 that gives you GPS and ABDS-in for sale.
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Old 10-05-2018, 12:28 PM
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Bad Elf makes a plug in GPS module for the IPAD. It also has a charge port on the side so the IPAD can still run off ship?s power when using the GPS.

There?s also a free App from ITUNES that is used to update the Bad Elf?s firmware, set the charge rate (very important) and troubleshoot etc.

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Old 10-05-2018, 01:09 PM
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2nd the Stratux option... send WAAS GPS signal with traffic and weather to your iPad non Cellular. This is how I fly (along with a panel mounted ifly unit).
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Old 10-05-2018, 01:12 PM
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2nd the Stratux option... send WAAS GPS signal with traffic and weather to your iPad non Cellular. This is how I fly (along with a panel mounted ifly unit).
can you comment on how stable this is ? i build a stratux a few months ago and the unit started turning off the wifi and loosing gps after about 1.5h of flight NOT COOL
I don't know if it overheated or what but I didn't really make me very comfortable.
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Old 10-05-2018, 02:10 PM
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Check out the Garmin Glo; $100 new; connects to iPad by Bluetooth; get a used one for less.
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I use a Garmin Glo regularly with my iPad Mini 4. It can go several hours on a charge. It will work with both iPad & Android devices.

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Old 10-05-2018, 03:37 PM
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Mornin' guys. I have Ifly on my iPad but the little airplane icon doesn't move. Is there a GPS available to plug in or a better alternative?

Thanks,
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