Obstacle Warning - iFly Wish-List

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Obstacle Warning

1/15/2017 10:03 PM

Don Maxwell

Joined: 1/13/2015

Posts: 1131

Re: Obstacle Warning Modified By Don Maxwell on 1/15/2017 10:06:50 PM

1/15/2017 10:06 PM

Don Maxwell

Joined: 1/13/2015

Posts: 1131

Re: Obstacle Warning

David Townsend wrote:
Well - shame on me. Further reading shows you release 9.8 3 days ago. I'm looking forward to trying it. Thanks for the support.

Is 9.8 really released? It hasn't reached my iPhone yet.

Which reminds me: How do we know that a new update is ready for the hardware iFly without driving to the airport and turning it on? That's probably a stupid question, but I really don't know the answer.

1/15/2017 10:30 PM

Jeff Clark

Joined: 9/20/2012

Posts: 1254

Re: Obstacle Warning

Don - I'd suggest making a backup copy of the SD card and bringing it home with you. That way you can update it at home via iFly Connect (which will alert you to software upgrades) as well as ensure you have the latest charts, TFR's, etc before you head to the airport. A bonus with this method is the fact that if the upgrade has issues, you also have in the plane the previous SD card that is known to be good. With each update, the previous card becomes the backup. The only catch with this method is that if you happen to use the "Streets" program, you'll need to be sure to use the original SD card while driving since Streets will not run from an SD card other than the original.

Jeff Nokomis Clark, Mooney M20G, iFly app on ASUS ZenPad Z8s, ASUS ZenFone AR, ASUS Windows 10 tablet, Stratux ADS-B w AHRS

1/16/2017 8:34 AM

Don Maxwell

Joined: 1/13/2015

Posts: 1131

Re: Obstacle Warning

Jeff Clark wrote:

Don - I'd suggest making a backup copy of the SD card and bringing it home with you. That way you can update it at home via iFly Connect (which will alert you to software upgrades) as well as ensure you have the latest charts, TFR's, etc ...

Great idea! Thanks, Jeff. I should have thought it it long ago. There's wi-fi at my airport--but only outside the steel hangars--which I use sometimes for upgrades. But that's obviously not a good solution. Yours is!

1/16/2017 10:55 AM

Cobra

Joined: 4/20/2011

Posts: 2602

Re: Obstacle Warning Modified By Cobra on 1/16/2017 10:55:35 AM

Don wrote:
Is 9.8 really released? It hasn't reached my iPhone yet.

Which reminds me: How do we know that a new update is ready for the hardware iFly without driving to the airport and turning it on? That's probably a stupid question, but I really don't know the answer.

Yes, it's released, but only for the hardware iFly. We know this because AP posted a message announcing the release right here on the General Discussion forum, cryptically titled "9.8 Release". :-)

www.iflygps.com/SUPPORT/Forum/tabid/1...

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