IFD Trainer App for XPlane

Be on the lookout over the next few days for a new IFD Trainer app for XPlane which will be available soon on the app store.

Wow amazing!  thank you thank you thank you

Do you know if the trainer can be set to drive the autopilot and interact with other instruments as a true nav/com 1 or nav/com 2?

HenryM wrote: Now if you could make it work with the Redbird flight sim (BATD) that I use for currency ...

Ditto for the Elite sim rig that I use for currency.

Jmfmem wrote: Do you know if the trainer can be set to drive the autopilot and interact with other instruments as a true nav/com 1 or nav/com 2? For instance it would be great to have true VOR signal simulation to use with the IFDs. Thanks John Freeman Memphis TN

When can we expect it?  been more than a few days.

I'm aware.  We're getting there...

For certified software, we have FAA rules.  For iPad apps, we have Apple rules :(  ...

I haven’t tried sending flight plans. In my initial use it seem to have a little delay or latency issue in communication over the network compared to the GPS internal to XPlane.    The autopilot when driven by the IFD seemed to be slightly out of sync but would eventually correct itself.  It has never done this before.  It was like the correction signals were out of phase and the autopilot was over correcting and going back and forth too much and overcorrecting.  This is only the initial attempts but there really doesn’t seem to be anything to adjust or configure.  It may be my network is slow. Overall though I am really psyched to have this capability now. Bravo Avidyne!

rfriend wrote: Just downloaded the app. Does the app send flight plans to x-plane or receive flight plans from x-plane? Unable to do so here. The com and nav interacts bi-directional. Is it possible to post a few notes regarding capabilities. Thx rf

Sorry if I missed this, what aircraft in XPlane 11 will this work with?  I have been trying a G1000 Cessna 172 and it appears the GPS/Autopilot is not working.  The comm/nav frequencies do get populated. Thanks, Tim

Edited by timfwalsh01 - 11 Oct 2021 at 10:19am

timfwalsh01 wrote: Sorry if I missed this, what aircraft in XPlane 11 will this work with?  I have been trying a G1000 Cessna 172 and it appears the GPS/Autopilot is not working.  The comm/nav frequencies do get populated. Thanks, Tim

Edited by AviSteve - 11 Oct 2021 at 12:05pm

AviSteve wrote: Clayton wrote: I have not been able to get any xplane 11.55 aircraft model to connect yet. Could there be any network security protocols blocking the connection? Do rxp gtn plugins need to be disabled? have tried disabling plugins but still not able to connect. btw, foreflight has no trouble connecting to the sim, so I am stumped. Could be that port 49707 is being blocked somewhere along the way (firewall, router, etc.).  The TrainerXp app looks for activity on that port to determine whether xplane is running.  With Xplane running, check your PC to see if that port is established (using netstat).

Steve - can you elaborate on what we are supposed to do with netstat? Any particular suffix we should use?  

I'm in the same boat here, my x-plane network looks like the above, but I'm seing no connection. Foreflight is working on my ipad correctly, so I think the problem is with the ifd software. I did check in my iOS settings and the trainer app says it can use local network. 

gremlin wrote: I think I got it you also need to go into the WiFi settings on your ipad (for the access point you're connected to) and turn off Private network for that setting. Now the IFD is working

I just tried turning of the private network on the iPad for my WiFi connection - that did not do it.  The IFD XP trainer still says no GPS position.   I even rebooted the iPad - I am not sure what to try next.  

gremlin wrote: I think I got it you also need to go into the WiFi settings on your ipad (for the access point you're connected to) and turn off Private network for that setting. Now the IFD is working

So played with it a bit and it seems to connect in that the MAP shows the plane where it's supposed to be, but then setting a flight plan and activating it, then trying to get the plane to go there doesn't seem to work at all.

I have no idea what to do with this, but perhaps check the xplane Log.txt file for the following*:

E/NET: multicast_socket_udp::init: no valid sockets initialized with parameters (port 49707, ipv4 239.255.1.1, ipv6 ff03::49:707)

E/NET: Failed to init multicast *BEACON* socket, check log lines above for details!

I have noticed when using the x-plane version of the trainer that support for procedure turns and holds in approaches does not seem to function properly. Are there plans to include this at some point or does laminar not allow this?  Also will there be a version of the Avidyne 100 software that will work with the X-plane version of the trainer soon? I sincerely thank the employees at Avidyne that have put the time and effort into this software. Amazing!

This may seem silly but its caught me a couple of times when using iPads with x-plane.  Be sure the iPads are set up on the same router as x-plane.  I have one of those routers that has two built in speeds (high speed and low speed) and when booting the PC and the iPads, it sometimes switches on me to the wrong router.  If you are not getting a GPS signal on the IFD, it may be that.  

The trainer xp connects, started with Alert saying No COM with vhf radio and no comm with shadin ADC, NO GPS and No position initially.  GPS position goes away with a Green GPS in the upper right but that might be because I have the airport in the Flight Plan.  The Flight Plan entered on 540 does not appear on the Aspen 1000 or the GNS530.  I have no idea if it would navigate by it.

First off thank you so much for working on an XPlane tie in. This is a much anticipated item for me.

 

I cannot seem to get this to connect. As others have said I have Foreflight connected with no issue. I have tried two different IPads and sevealr different airplane models.

One thing that may help is the order that you are powering on the devices. Are you starting XPlane first then IFD Trainer or vise versa? Do you have wifi enabled within the settings on the trainer or off. I think even a basic set of instructions would be a huge help.

 

I have a FlyThisSim also, but I no longer use the aircraft that came with it and I also updated to 11.55.  The sim controls work fine but since the company went out of business the aircraft are not supported. 

I have the FTS 100 with the three large screens.  I added the Cirrus panel that has the GPS530 buttons etc.

Edited by cavu - 05 Nov 2021 at 3:53pm