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Old 03-15-2013, 07:29 AM
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I'm very interested in this app. I will probably go ahead and pull the trigger on it soon.

One of the cool things I saw is that if you have the xplane flight simulator you can interface the xavion app to it at home and "fly" with it on the simulator.

If the runway seeker works as advertised I'm thinking about a provision for a panel mount ipad mini.
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Old 03-15-2013, 02:41 PM
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For that matter, suppose you're flying happily along with a mapping program like SkyCharts Pro or WingX or something, and all of a sudden it gets quiet. How long does the program take to start, assuming it hasn't been started yet, and decide what flight path your ought to take?
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Hopefully we'll be out flying today (my husband just finished the condition inspection on his RV-6) and I'll try to remember to try this and report back. We've been wondering the same thing...
Okay, we're back from trying this out and it took less than 30 seconds to go from the map on WingX to Xavion showing everything! I think it was in the order of 20 - 25 seconds and we had the path to the nearest airport, HITS info. to it, GPS airspeed and altitude,... in other words it came up to speed quickly. I suppose 25 seconds is a long time if your engine quits, but lets say you were using your map function so you have an idea which way the nearest airport is anyway, so just aim that direction while Xavion comes up on the screen!
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Old 03-15-2013, 06:44 PM
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Anyone know if you purchase this app on your iPhone can you also use it on your iPad with no additional charge?
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Old 03-16-2013, 06:39 AM
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Anyone know if you purchase this app on your iPhone can you also use it on your iPad with no additional charge?
Yes, you can use it on both the iPhone and iPad (mini) for no additional charge. I emailed Austin and got the answer.
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Old 03-16-2013, 08:54 AM
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Is this app significantly better than just relying on my trusty Garmin 296? The nearest airport is one push of a button away, hit Go To and my autopilot will take me there, and the terrain view as well as visual observation (I'm strictly VFR ) will tell me about any mountains in my way. The runway extension lines make it pretty clear which runway to go for. I guess maybe a plus for the app is that it is telling you immediately airports that cannot be made, so you can plan accordingly. But winds can significantly affect that, and the app isn't going to know about current wind conditions. Just trying to think this through...
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Old 03-16-2013, 09:13 AM
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Is this app significantly better than just relying on my trusty Garmin 296? The nearest airport is one push of a button away, hit Go To and my autopilot will take me there, and the terrain view as well as visual observation (I'm strictly VFR ) will tell me about any mountains in my way. The runway extension lines make it pretty clear which runway to go for. I guess maybe a plus for the app is that it is telling you immediately airports that cannot be made, so you can plan accordingly. But winds can significantly affect that, and the app isn't going to know about current wind conditions. Just trying to think this through...
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Sometimes the Nearest is not reachable because of winds. This app continuously figures that out and points you to the one's you can make, or it will tell you if you can't make any and let you start early making your choices.
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Old 03-16-2013, 10:37 AM
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Thanks for that info Gary, that made me go ahead with the purchase.
I just finished the download on my Ipad and iPhone, one can always be running.
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Old 03-16-2013, 12:56 PM
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Is this app significantly better than just relying on my trusty Garmin 296? The nearest airport is one push of a button away, hit Go To and my autopilot will take me there, and the terrain view as well as visual observation (I'm strictly VFR ) will tell me about any mountains in my way.
I haven't bought the app, only read about it. My understanding is that the app does take into account your aircraft performance (gliding ability) and terrain, which can be much better than simply "nearest" airport. Also, it's supposed to display a series of gates or hoops to fly through to achieve the runway, valuable if you get caught in IMC. And I think somewhere I read they intend to add forecast winds aloft...not sure of this. I intend to buy it at some point. $100 is cheap insurance, assuming one already has the iPad.
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Old 03-16-2013, 02:53 PM
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It will only be able to calculate winds if you use something like iLevil with ADSB weather, then it can get real time updates from the air but it will still use your airplane info (if you enter it properly) which the 296 wont do. Running it solely on an iPad or iPhone us still a great backup but as described earlier I believe Austin prefers it to run constantly so it can do "it's job" and that we when needed you can just press the emergency button and follow the HITS. For $99 it's a steal.
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Old 03-16-2013, 03:07 PM
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I have my appendix removed yesterday. As a general surgeon, it's weird to taste to my own medecine. Went really well. Found it at 14h. In the operating room at 16h and at home at 21h.

Can't fly for now so i found this subject on vaf. Dowload the app for the sim and download x plane too. After 20 min on x plane i am now downloading the real app. I may let my friend fly my plane this week and try the app. Can't wait.
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