Synthetic vision: Youtube re "could you land safely in IMC

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Synthetic vision: Youtube re "could you land safely in IMC with synthetic vision?"

10/17/2018 7:37 PM

David

Joined: 1/3/2011

Posts: 521

Re: Synthetic vision: Youtube re "could you land safely in IMC with synthetic vision?"

I tried John's method of using sketch, then going into Pan mode on my Samsung Tab A and BINGO! the herky-jerky panning was gone! The panning patch will be very welcome improvement!

Thanks to all!

C177RG: iFly 720, Stratux 978/1090 ADS-B in, AHRS, BMP, Stratus ESG ADS-B out. RV-3: 8" Samsung Tab A, Stratux 978/1090 ADS-B in, AHRS, BMP, Stratus ESG ADS-B out.

10/18/2018 9:06 AM

John Miller

Joined: 9/12/2010

Posts: 644

Re: Synthetic vision: Youtube re "could you land safely in IMC with synthetic vision?"

MIKE:

I have mentioned the jerky movements on my Android tablet that would preclude accuracy approaches.

We need to get an AHRS input to work with IFLY on our Android devices.

That said, if I had an engine failure when above a solid undercast I feel confident that I could safely descend through the undercast using my Dynon attitude indicator AND synth vis to keep me off the rocks until below the undercast.

My Avid Flyer MK4 is ADSB equipped with Uavionix ECHO UAT and SKY FIX. However, there is no AHRS from that system.

With a check pilot on board, I have made approaches to my field to below minimums by just using my IFLY location on my tablet along with my Dynon attitude display and altimeter. and rate of descent. When I hear IFLY say "500" I look up and continue VFR touchdown.

John M

10/18/2018 9:50 AM

John Miller

Joined: 9/12/2010

Posts: 644

Re: Synthetic vision: Youtube re "could you land safely in IMC with synthetic vision?"

Brian:

In the lower boxes on the screen tap on SKETCH. Now touch ON MAP. Tap DONE. Now if you move your finger/stylus across the map it draws. Now touch the lower right-hand box labeled PAN/SKETCH. Now it is in the PAN position. Panning is very smooth this way.

What we are saying is then when you are in this mode and move your finger across the screen to pan...then the pan is smooth. However, when not in the SKETCH mode and you try to pan, the movement is delayed and jerky. I did not have this issue on my tablet before the upgrade that gave the SKETCH option. In fact, it would be a nice feature if those of us who will never use the SKETCH function could just deactivate it and get rid of yet another choice box on the lower screen. Or let us have a way to drop back to the earlier version.

This above issue is on my Galaxy TAB A Android tablet. My Samsung NOTE 9 does not have this issue. The issue the NOTE 9 has is when I'm in the landscape mode I can't pull up the VFR chart. Only the vector chart. When in the portrait mode I have no problem pulling up either chart.

John M