An iPhone (or non apple equivalent)?
Running what software? I need terrain and airspace warnings both coming out of the 3.5mm jack.
Peter wrote:
Running what software? I need terrain and airspace warnings both coming out of the 3.5mm jack.
I only work with 2 softwares so can’t really comment on others, and my portable devices are all Apple (so can’t comment on Android), but:
- Skydemon does both (and runs on phone)
- Garmin pilot: I was only able to see terrain (and it works relatively well got in a cable car once). It’s available on iPhone (but I haven’t tested it)
How often does / would the 496 airspace warnings update? The advantage of a phone solution (which can even deliver BT to your device, if you so feel inclined), is that you get frequent updates.
I personally don’t really have reception problems (my iPad even mostly receives in airliner as long as I’m on a window seat), but for my older Ipad I use a blutooth GPS receiver (Dual), and it works great too.
One would update the 496 database say once a year, shortly after the UK CAA VFR charts come out. I think it used to cost about 35 quid.
This is much cheaper than SD for example, and there is no fiddling; you just press one button to start the unit up, and its high quality EGNOS GPS “just works” (not always with EGNOS but always very accurately).
But frankly I don’t care what software one is running so long as it “just works” and auto starts. I am sure one can auto start apps on android with various automation tools. Something like an S6 would be an OK platform, and one can run the UK CAA 1:500k chart under Oziexplorer so you get “your favourite paper map” too 
The terrain+CAS app would run in the background.
The app needs to correct for the ~160ft geoid error, too.
Does SD (or PFMS?) have terrain+obstacles and CAS for all of Europe?
EasvVFR does spoken warnings (or alarm) for Obstacles and CAS.
Terrain is just shown visually, with no audio warnings.
I don’t think any of the apps do audio warnings for terrain?
dublinpilot wrote:
I don’t think any of the apps do audio warnings for terrain?
Garmin Pilot does “Terrain! Terrain!” alert.
GP is attractive because of the potential future interface with a GTN box, I believe…
But does it do airspace? According to some posts here (Bosco?) it is not ready for prime time yet.
