The iPad and multiple waypoints..

pierre smith · #1 09-30-2010, 08:30 AM

...works well! In anticipation of my California trip, I was playing with the iPad and simply left a space between waypoints, put 4 of them in and ...Voila...a line linking all of them, plus the heading and distance between each.

BTW...do any of you guys know how to get the Sectional or Low altitude charts' index to show, so you can see which chart joins which other chart, without having to go dig up an old sectional?

Cool,

glider · #2 09-30-2010, 09:25 AM

The visual index maps are here:
http://naco.faa.gov/ecomp/Catalog.as...NOS+VISUAL+SEC
http://naco.faa.gov/ecomp/Catalog.as...NOS+CHART+ELUS
And if in doubt - add all overlapping charts for your route.

I'm sure you knew this too, but on the AFD, right before right margin is a listing on what charts the airport appear.

For example, for KUAO it states Seattle,H-1B,L-1B&IAP

RickWoodall · #3 09-30-2010, 09:55 AM

Any chance you could add some Canadian airports to the lists. I am trying to plan a Windsor, Wiarton, Manitoulin East, Killarney and back run on my ipad and many of the airports dont exist on skycharts? They show on the sectionals but no love entering them. Would be sweet to have them. Dont forget us up North. Thanks.

Great app for the $$. Keep up the great work.

tkatc · #4 09-30-2010, 11:15 AM

Pierre,
Check with KentB here on the forums. He used his iPad to navigate the entire US. I assume he would be an expert on the subject.

glider · #5 09-30-2010, 11:50 AM

Sorry, the lack of Canadian charts is since there are no charts I can legally use. More here:
http://forum.skycharts.net/viewtopic...=canadian#p786

But supposedly NavCanada will start supplying digital geo-referenced charts at some point, lets just hope they have less restrictions that they have now.

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Originally Posted by RickWoodall

Any chance you could add some Canadian airports to the lists. I am trying to plan a Windsor, Wiarton, Manitoulin East, Killarney and back run on my ipad and many of the airports dont exist on skycharts? They show on the sectionals but no love entering them. Would be sweet to have them. Dont forget us up North. Thanks.

Great app for the $$. Keep up the great work.

kentb · #6 09-30-2010, 12:01 PM

Make sure that you have cached all the charts that you might need for you flight.
The edge / back of the chart is not there, so you need to figure out control freq. for MOA/restricted area before your flight. If you can use flight following they will be helping you, but you can't depend on them as they could drop you (VFR).

I don't know why, but when I was in NE, I was able to load approach plates, but the AFD wouldn't load for me. I don't know if the data was old or if something else was wrong. I would just get a blank page.

With the current version of SkyChartPro there is no indication of the expiration date.

I also have ForeFlight and used it while on the ground, but like the SCP interface for flying. It is very handy to watch the map and if you want to know more about an airport coming up, just tap the airport name.
I wish the there were more information then the AFD, which ForFlight has.

Putting in flight plans is easy as you have discovered.

Kent

glider · #7 09-30-2010, 12:39 PM

FYI: If you get blank AFD's it means that the built in database&server are out of sync.
Most likely that's due to you not having updated to the latest charts, and then you go ahead and cache charts anyway (the name of the AFD PDFs change every couple of months).

Best way to check if you have the latest charts is to REBOOT the device, then you start the app (in connectivity of course). If it complains about expired charts, it should then ask if you want to update.

Although the expiration dates are not listed in the app (yet) you can see the valid dates on the TPP's (aka approach plates). The charts/database are updated every 28 dates - there is enough overlap between charts I consider them all invalid and you want to recache the data.

Or you can check here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeronau...8-day_cycle.29

Again, if the app doesn't complain on startup you ARE using the latest charts.
(note: I say APP startup, on the iPhone 4 apps normally never quit, so that's why its important to reboot every now and then - this is the quickest way to killing all apps. You also free up memory so a reboot a day keeps apps from crashing).

If it complains, please let it update. This can be a lengthy process so be careful about tapping Yes if you're about to step in the plane.

kentb · #8 09-30-2010, 01:22 PM

I think that the AFD or approach should be displayed with a warning about it being out of date. Let the user decide if it is OK to continue using this information.

Kent

glider · #9 10-01-2010, 09:39 AM

Currently you have to check the date on bottom/side of the AFD/TPP to see if you have the latest (just like paper), but having the expiration date viewable is something people have asked for so that will definitely happen at some point.
Thanks for the feedback.

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Originally Posted by kentb

I think that the AFD or approach should be displayed with a warning about it being out of date. Let the user decide if it is OK to continue using this information.

Kent

Unkgd · #10 10-07-2010, 01:29 PM

As a follow on to the original topic - I am considering purchasing an IPAD, and of course being able to use it in the airplane would be a plus

For those of you that have used it in the airplane, how does it compare to a dedicated handhelp GPS (Garmin, etc)? How readable is it in direct sunlight and does the 10,000 ft limitation (per the IPAD specs) seem to have any impact?
Thanks,
Bill