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No Position lock

10/1/2013 5:16 PM

Sea Cav

Joined: 2/12/2013

Posts: 76

No Position lock

When I first started using my 720, I did not get a position lock. I installed an external antenna and the system was mostly reliable. Lately however, I am not getting a position lock, rendering me GPSless. I have done facory resets to no avail. Sometimes I show no satellites being received (even though I am outside with no interference....basicall, in flight in an open cockpilt.) Sometimes I show plenty of satellites but still the unit is lost. Very frustrating. I love the thing....when it works....

10/5/2013 1:27 PM

RONSIM

Joined: 11/3/2010

Posts: 98

Re: No Position lock Modified By RONSIM on 10/5/2013 1:28:03 PM

Starting to have the same problem --- It takes awhile to find itself after starting the airplane, but always does. However, when flying, "GPS position lost" is happening frequently. I have an RV-6A, tip-up canopy and have the external antenna plugged and sitting on the glare shield --- ideal "view of the sky". My panel mount GPS (old King unit) never loses lock.

Latest software and updates.

10/9/2013 9:13 PM

Jonathan

Joined: 4/11/2013

Posts: 40

Re: No Position lock

Interesting to read a few others with the same issue I had been experiencing.

http://ifly.adventurepilot.com/SUPPORT/Forum/tabid/108/forumid/14/postid/10709/scope/posts/Default.aspx#10709

http://ifly.adventurepilot.com/SUPPORT/Forum/tabid/108/forumid/6/threadid/10943/scope/posts/Default.aspx

The latest update fixed my issues with connecting to my iLevel and since using its GPS signal I haven't suffered a lost signal episode. Still not enough flight hours to say definitely, but it looks promising (knock wood). I had no rhyme or reason to my signal loss - panel mounted, external antenna on glare shield - would go from full WAAS lock to nothing in a matter of seconds. Only a hot reset would fix the issue.

10/10/2013 5:39 PM

RONSIM

Joined: 11/3/2010

Posts: 98

Re: No Position lock

Ed ---- thanks for the suggestions----- out of town right now but will try when I get back to the plane ----- panel mount antenna is just forward of the windshield and the iFly remote antenna is just aft of the windshield and almost directly behind the panel mount antenna ---- I will do the reset and reposition antenna to see how that works.

Ron

11/3/2013 3:04 PM

citabriabob

Joined: 4/14/2010

Posts: 156

Re: No Position lock

Lost signal enroute 4B0 - MMU, about 40 NE MMU for about 20nm. Tried re-boot, no cigar.

iFly 720 FL12020499, latest updates (as of Friday). I have your external antenna mounted rear right portion of top window. First failure since I upgraded in April.

Thanks,

Robert Szego
Bellanca-Champion Club http://www.bellanca-championclub.com
Aeronca Aviators Club http://www.aeronca.org

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