Stratux/VK-162 External GPS - iFly General Discussions

iFly GPS Forum

We have a new Forum!  Go here to get started: https://adventurepilot.community.forum.  
The new forum is easier to use and much more capable than the old, we hope you will join our community! 

Below is a copy of the old forum. This will remain available for a short period so you can access and review the information contained here. To continue a conversation, or start a new one, please register and create a post at our new forum location.
HomeHomeDiscussionsDiscussionsiFly General Di...iFly General Di...Stratux/VK-162 External GPSStratux/VK-162 External GPS
Previous
 
Next
New Post
1/11/2018 5:24 AM
 

Worst case out in the open, a GPS can take 2 hours or more to get it's first fix.  Or, it might be a faulty unit.

 
New Post
1/12/2018 7:56 AM
 

Some follow-up:

I left the VK-162 powered with a clear view of the sky for several hours (as Jeff suggested).  There was still no improvement.  When I contacted the vendor, their impression was that the unit was possibly defective and immediately offered to send a replacement. 

 
New Post
1/12/2018 9:07 AM
 

Some of the Stratux vendors are extremely generous with their return policies, knowing that budget parts sometimes arrive DOA.  I've been lucky so far personally, but I've seen where vendors who monitor the Stratux forums on Slack and Reddit will jump in unannounced and ship a new part to someone who posted an issue such as yours.  They're pilots just like us and I'm happy to do business with them.  Hopefully your replacement part will be up to snuff.

Here's two Stratux sites you might find helpful:

https://www.reddit.com/r/stratux/new/

https://stratuxadsb.slack.com/

 


Jeff Nokomis Clark, Mooney M20G, iFly app on ASUS ZenPad Z8s, ASUS ZenFone AR, ASUS Windows 10 tablet, Stratux ADS-B w AHRS
 
New Post
1/16/2018 3:10 PM
 
John Austin wrote:

Some follow-up:

I left the VK-162 powered with a clear view of the sky for several hours (as Jeff suggested).  There was still no improvement.  When I contacted the vendor, their impression was that the unit was possibly defective and immediately offered to send a replacement. 

The replacement VK-162 arrived today as promised  and I plugged it into the Stratux.  It almost immediately was tracking multiple satellites and reporting 4.6m resolution ... and this was still inside the hangar!  The iFly 740's GPS status instrument reported "ADSB" beside the GPS reception scale, so it appears all is good!

 

 

 
Previous
 
Next
HomeHomeDiscussionsDiscussionsiFly General Di...iFly General Di...Stratux/VK-162 External GPSStratux/VK-162 External GPS