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1. 08:19 AM - Foreflight users on the iPad2 (Eagerlee)
2. 08:49 AM - Re: Foreflight users on the iPad2 (Tim Olson)
3. 11:46 AM - GRT EIS fuel pressure sender - "better" (Tim Olson)
4. 05:42 PM - ForeFlight customer service for iPad2 (eagerlee)
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| Subject: | Foreflight users on the iPad2 |
I'm checking out a 30 trial offer of Mobile HD from Foreflight on my
iPad2 and I have a problem that might prevent me from going paperless
for VFR flights. I can't access the sectional chart info that is
printed on the borders - MOA floor/ceiling hours of operation and all
that valuable stuff. Are you paid subscribers able to see that info
while flying? How about orientation of the inflight moving map for
either VFR of enroute IFR (low)? Can you select "track up" instead of
"north up"? I can't find a way to do that on my iPad2 and I aways fly
the Garmin with "track up". Thank you for any help might be able to
give.
Paul Hahn
RV-10 builder
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| Subject: | Re: Foreflight users on the iPad2 |
You should send those questions to team@foreflight.com
They respond very quickly, and if nothing else, it gives them
yet another voice telling them what people want. If you don't,
it does nothing to help them with product improvement.
That said, I don't know the answer to the track-up/North-Up
question...I prefer North-Up when reading charts, but
Track-Up on an MFD, and I'm flexible either way. I think
there is value in having more than one method in the cockpit,
as it's much easier to deal with charts in a north-up
mode some of the time...but I agree that track-up is
better on a GPS that isn't displaying a whole chart. Remember
that these are raster charts, and if you did Track-Up,
all the wording on the chart could be upside down, while
you're track is going South. For Vector charts, like what
is available on WingX, it may not be so critical. But,
I see no real value in Track-Up on a VFR Sectional or
IFR Enroute if the chart is a raster chart.
Regarding the other data on the chart, When you tap inside
the MOA, you can get basic floor/ceiling info, but I don't
see that they have contact info using that method. You may
want to check and see if they added that yet.
Now, on WingX, which I prefer for in-flight use, you can
tap a MOA and it gives you all the MOA information you're
looking for.
So far for in-flight, I think Foreflight isn't up to the
same level as WingX. For anything on the ground or
pre-flight, foreflight is the best. I'd consider using
WingX, or if flying IFR, maybe WingX with the georeferenced
plates, but then getting Foreflight, NOT the pro version,
for an iPad/iPhone combo for filing flight plans and
preflight planning. The way it is today, the 2 packages
have a duplication of capabilities, but they complement
eachother nicely if you use them that way. The one feature
WingX presently is lacking is the "zoom to TAC" feature over
class Bravo areas. Foreflight can zoom in and switch to
TAC mode an you can see VFR corridors and such. So it's
the only in-flight use I have for Foreflight right now,
with WingX being the better tool in that environment.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD
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On 6/5/2011 10:15 AM, Eagerlee wrote:
> I'm checking out a 30 trial offer of Mobile HD from Foreflight on my
> iPad2 and I have a problem that might prevent me from going paperless
> for VFR flights. I can't access the sectional chart info that is printed
> on the borders - MOA floor/ceiling hours of operation and all that
> valuable stuff. Are you paid subscribers able to see that info while
> flying? How about orientation of the inflight moving map for either VFR
> of enroute IFR (low)? Can you select "track up" instead of "north up"? I
> can't find a way to do that on my iPad2 and I aways fly the Garmin with
> "track up". Thank you for any help might be able to give.
> Paul Hahn
> RV-10 builder
>
> *
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| Subject: | GRT EIS fuel pressure sender - "better" |
Before I was even flying and while I bought my stuff, I had asked GRT if wha
t I was buying was the best I can do on stuff. They said that many Lancair f
olks buy this fuel pressure sender instead of the standard one they supply.
Knowing that most Lancair builders don't care about $10 or $20 upcharges, a
s I don't either, if it gives better quality, I purchased this sender. It's
been flawless for 725+ hours. The oil pressure sender is their standard one
and has also been flawless.
You might want to just get the better sender if you have problems. See atta
ched:
P/n: 2000132
Model: MSP-300-100-P-4-A-1
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| Subject: | ForeFlight customer service for iPad2 |
These guys are fast - must be hanging on the computer all weekend. They replied
before the list members did about my question on sectional info. They do make
the critical stuff available thru the Mobile HD app, either directly from the
VFR map or the "airports" page. Just tap on an MOA or RESTRICTED space and
up pops the info: floor, ceiling, hours, and contact frequencies. VERY COOL.
They stated that improvements are always in the works and hinted that a view
of the sectional borders might come along some day.
Paul Hahn
RV-10 builder
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