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10/13/2012 11:26 AM
 

I just purchased a SkyRadar D2 under the impression that it was compatible with the IFLY 720. When do you expect to have the software updated so it will work with the new SkyRadar units?

 
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10/15/2012 5:25 PM
 

Hi Craig, it should work fine for weather. And we have a new SkyRadar unit to test with now, so I don't see a problem getting this fixed in our next release. We don't have a date yet for our next feature release, but we try and pump these out pretty quickly.

Thanks,
Walter


Walter Boyd
President, Adventure Pilot
 
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10/16/2012 2:44 PM
 

Ok, thanks Walter. If you need a D2 unit to test, let me know. I will be happy to let you guys use mine.

Regards,

Craig

 
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10/16/2012 4:01 PM
 
Could you please check off which of these weather services from ADS-B are available on the iFly 700 (from the Skyradar-L)?

New ADS-B Surface Services Are Available Now
Notice Number: NOTC4289
Attention Pilots
New ADS-B Surface Services Are Available Now

Pilots who use the surface airspace listed below can now receive free traffic and weather information in the cockpit. To receive these services, aircraft must be equipped with an Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) transmitter/receiver or transceiver and a cockpit display of traffic information (CDTI).

Service Volume Name
Airport ID

Charlotte Douglas
CLT

Denver
DEN

Miami
MIA

Ronald Reagan National
DCA

William P. Hobby
HOU

The new services include:

Flight Information Service - Broadcast (FIS-B), which provides pilots and flight crews with a cockpit display of aviation weather and aeronautical information via Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) equipment on 978 MHz. Note: FIS-B is not compatible with 1090ES avionics.
The following FIS-B weather products are for advisory use only.
o Aviation Routine Weather Reports (METARs).
o Special Aviation Reports (SPECIs).
o Terminal Area Forecasts (TAFs) and their amendments.
o NEXRAD (regional and CONUS) precipitation maps.
o Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) Distant and Flight Data Center.
o Airmen’s Meteorological Conditions (AIRMET).
o Significant Meteorological Conditions (SIGMET) and Convective SIGMET.
o Status of Special Use Airspace (SUA).
o Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs).
o Winds and Temperatures Aloft.
o Pilot Reports (PIREPS).
o TIS-B service status.
 
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10/17/2012 10:25 AM
 

SOM, we support local Nexrad, METARS, TAFS, Winds & Temps, and Pireps. Traffic is supported on most ADSB devices but not yet on all the SkyRadar units - we just discovered they are pumping traffic data a little differently than they didi with their original units, so we have some work to do on that. We'll also be adding support for additional text based ADSB messages.

Thanks,
Walter


Walter Boyd
President, Adventure Pilot
 
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