Good morning,
Just a heads up that Aera 660 V3.10 software may be installed today over WiFi or
Webupdater.
The primary reason for the update is for our users in Australia, Asia, and Western Alaska. There is a new satellite that was turned on with visibility in that part of the world which requires us to update the GPS receiver firmware in the Aera 660, so you will see a pop-up that GPS firmware is being updated after installing this software.
An interesting new feature, for admittedly a small, but vocal group of users, is the new Time Over Target (TOT) data field. If you are flying lead for a group that is scheduled to make a stadium or other fly-over appearance at an assigned time, you may enable display of the TOT field and adjust your speed to keep the TOT time equal to your assigned time. The TOT field works off the active waypoint, so you can either do a Direct-To your target location, or put that location in a flight plan so it becomes active after takeoff. Unlike the ETA field, the TOT field has seconds resolution to make your timing more accurate.
Changes made from version 3.00 to 3.10:
- Add Time Over Target (TOT) data field
- Add ability to the airport review page to pre-select chart for the active approach
- Add ability for graphical flight plan editing when navigation is not active
- Add message to indicate when SD card format is incompatible
- Change map symbol for visual reporting points
- General improvements to system operation
- Includes update to GDL 5X software version 2.07
- Includes update to GPS software version 3.10
- Includes GDL 39 software version 4.80
Thanks,
Steve