iFly GPS Forum

Don: Just another user here. If your flight plan is direct - no waypoints, just a Departure and a Destination - then the "Waypoint" instruments will read the same as "Final" instruments. If, however, you have waypoints in the flight plan, then "Final" and 'Waypoints" instruments will show their respective individual data. That said, if you are flying a multi-leg flight plan and have Waypoint instruments shown, the Waypoint instruments will read the same as the "Final" instruments when you are flying on the final leg (your destination becomes the last waypoint, too). I don't like this feature, so here is my personal solution. I have created one set of instrument layouts (which I named "DIRECT") that has no "Waypoint" instruments; then I created and saved a second set of instruments (named "WAYPOINTS) which includes "Waypoint" readouts to use when my flight plans contain waypoints. A simple tap on any one of the instruments (except the "Flt Timer" or "Fix Accuracy") allows me to switch back and forth according to my needs. Now then, this is how it all works when you are flying or simulating a flight plan. If you are just sitting at home and have a flight plan active you could see some a-typical readings from the Waypoint instruments because the navigator will be calculating everything based upon your location at home. It is designed to work as you are flying - disregard waypoint info when just sitting stationary at home and not simulating flight. Hope this helps. ===Ralph

Don: Sorry I misunderstood the issue. I don't recall ever seeing flashing between blank (or dashed) readouts and ETA / ETE real time values during an actual flight. I have seen that playing around with my unit at home. might guess it could possibly have soemthing to do with quality of GPS signal or GPS dropout, but that is just a guess on my part. ===Ralph