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9/22/2021 4:08 PM
 
Cobra wrote:
Thom wrote:

ForeFlight displays entire GLOBE in satellite view and it does not require internet connection. 

That is not true.  https://support.foreflight.com/hc/en-...Maps-in-flight-

Thanks, C

I am completely on board with this idea, but like someone earlier said, it is incredibly data heavy. We are currently looking into it as an option or augmentation on EFB.

 
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9/27/2021 11:35 AM
 

I agree!  In fact, it would be great if both "Satellite" and "Map" views were available. When doing flight planning on the desktop, I use AOPA's flight planner. That is based on the iFlightPlanner software. It has both Map and Satellite views available as well as Sectional, TAC and IFR Lo/Hi charts to select from. I believe it connects to these other services to provide those overlays rather than having all the data stored on the app. That would be fine with me. I don't need that informaiton when I'm flying, but when I'm doing my planning on the ground, I like to see what interesting sights might be on the ground between my departure and arrival points. I'm willing to deviate from a straight line course to make the trip more interesting. On my way to the Alvord Desert, I planned my flight to pass over a number of cool sights that a sectional chart would never identify. I flew over the world's largest egg in Winlock, WA, the Lake Sacajawea Japanese Gardens near Olympia, Silver Falls State Park, the Lowell Covered Bridge, Pearsony Falls, and several hot springs I never would have known about if I only used a Sectional Chart for my planning. Yeah, I can go back and forth between apps to accomplish the same thing, but it is so much easier to add a point of interest as a waypoint if I can see it n the app I'm using to flight plan. Let's fully put the adventure into the Adventure Pilot iFly app! 

 
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9/27/2021 4:13 PM
 
Flyhound wrote:

I agree!  In fact, it would be great if both "Satellite" and "Map" views were available. When doing flight planning on the desktop, I use AOPA's flight planner. That is based on the iFlightPlanner software. It has both Map and Satellite views available as well as Sectional, TAC and IFR Lo/Hi charts to select from. I believe it connects to these other services to provide those overlays rather than having all the data stored on the app. That would be fine with me. I don't need that informaiton when I'm flying, but when I'm doing my planning on the ground, I like to see what interesting sights might be on the ground between my departure and arrival points. I'm willing to deviate from a straight line course to make the trip more interesting. On my way to the Alvord Desert, I planned my flight to pass over a number of cool sights that a sectional chart would never identify. I flew over the world's largest egg in Winlock, WA, the Lake Sacajawea Japanese Gardens near Olympia, Silver Falls State Park, the Lowell Covered Bridge, Pearsony Falls, and several hot springs I never would have known about if I only used a Sectional Chart for my planning. Yeah, I can go back and forth between apps to accomplish the same thing, but it is so much easier to add a point of interest as a waypoint if I can see it n the app I'm using to flight plan. Let's fully put the adventure into the Adventure Pilot iFly app! 

love this energy and this idea

 
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9/29/2021 10:36 AM
 

Yes! I'd like a satellite view, too. It's another invaluable tool, like sectional charts and vector maps.

And if it doesn't work on the 740--well, so what? I've already reconciled myself to the 740's limited feature set because having an iFly installed in the airplane and driving the autopilot is essential to me. (All the same, for iFly to be identical on all devices is unique--its most attractive feature--and no competitors can match it.)

 
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