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pburger 
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 Posted: 27 May 2015 at 11:09am |
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Wow! That's a new one on me. I must've missed it.
I remember when they delayed the ADS-B traffic display, but now the BT keyboard and WIFI to the mystery vendors is delayed, too? My recollection was that the wireless was put off from the original certification to get to market quicker, but I sure thought the WIFI and BT were some of the big selling points of 10.1. To quote Tom Petty, "...the waiting is the hardest part..."
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Posted: 27 May 2015 at 9:12am |
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The wireless (Wifi + BT) was originally scheduled for for the 10.1 release I believe. So as not to hold up 10.1, it was broken out of 10.1 when it became evident that the FAA would need more time to get the wireless approvals done.
* Orest Edited by oskrypuch - 27 May 2015 at 9:13am |
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Posted: 27 May 2015 at 8:50am |
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OK. I had thought that when the FAA approves 10.1 this included the WiFi. It seems this is a separate approval then. Will it be a separate software upgrade to activate the Wifi when it is approved?
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AviJake
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Posted: 27 May 2015 at 8:17am |
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We won't(likely) announce those
until the wireless functionality is approved by the FAA since we don't know how long this will still take, and you can download the apps in the various Apps stores (that part is at the request of the WiFi partners).
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Posted: 26 May 2015 at 8:53pm |
Once this is approved and 10.1 is available, will Avidyne be announcing their selected WiFi Bluetooth partners or will that happen at a later date? |
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AviJake
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Posted: 26 May 2015 at 5:46pm |
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Thanks Tom, we're glad you did.
I do like this forum. We try to keep it no BS and I'm really glad all the rampant speculation and bullying that goes on in other forums does not occur here.
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Posted: 26 May 2015 at 5:44pm |
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Steve-
Thanks for taking the time to update us. This forum and the communication it fosters, is one of the reasons I made my decision to purchase the IFD 540. And very much looking forward to the MLB100. Tom |
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Posted: 26 May 2015 at 5:26pm |
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(Release 10.1.0.0 Certification Status Update - 26 May 2015)
The updated documentation package that addresses the AD-related issue was submitted to the FAA today. That wraps up all updated TSO submission data. The last of the updated STC submission data should be in FAA hands on Wed 27 May. A lot of the data had to be updated and reflown when the software was updated to resolve the AD issue. The FAA is highly motivated to review, and if in their opinion it is warranted, issue approvals very quickly.
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Posted: 26 May 2015 at 2:49pm |
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Yes some news would be great.
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Posted: 26 May 2015 at 1:27pm |
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Any chance we could get some kind of update on the current status of the update? Has the AD changed or had any effect on what was planned for the release? Things looked like they were progressing quite nicely, and now it has gotten very quiet.
Best regards, Tom Goodwin |
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Posted: 15 May 2015 at 12:59pm |
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So true, but remember UPS developed this stuff for their aircraft fleet, and then sold it to GA. Then they couldn't make enough money to keep the Corp happy so they sold the Company. UPS has a market value of some 90 BILLION $ and Avidyne is 0.01% of that, MAYBE. Just Sayin. And the software interface is still much better then GARMIN, who also have gobbs more RD money then Avidyne.
In terms of R&D effectiveness I will take Avidyne any day. I am confident they will get there. Good stuff, Tom Goodwin |
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Posted: 15 May 2015 at 12:37pm |
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Hi Santa Jim, It is amazing that those UPSAT engineers figured out how to do that better than ten yeas ago and Avidyne cannot do it today! Happy Skies, Old Bob
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Posted: 15 May 2015 at 10:16am |
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Jake,
I can't recall if I posted this previously, but my CNX 80 has a data card large enough to hold 2 sets of data. When data updates are released one can download them to the datacard and the current data remains. The unit automatically selects the appropriate data on startup based upon date. Regards, Jim |
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Posted: 08 May 2015 at 9:20pm |
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Tony's right...it's government...
Reasonable expectations do not apply. Avidyne should be able to put out ..our software upgrade. The FAA approval process is for job preservation. |
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Posted: 08 May 2015 at 8:52pm |
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you can't schedule unbridled regulators.......
July 5th or 90 days doesn't mean anything. They will get to it when they want to.
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Posted: 08 May 2015 at 2:18pm |
So no feedback from FAA on this 90day stuff? Based on my math July 5th is the magic date for 10.1.0.0. based on their 90days. Unless it is 90 business days at which point it'd be Aug 12th. |
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Posted: 06 May 2015 at 2:34am |
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It does have traffic: TIS or TAS
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Posted: 06 May 2015 at 12:39am |
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So the 540 does no traffic (ADSB) at the moment ? What is displaying on the sim ?
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Posted: 05 May 2015 at 5:25pm |
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Yes, it's coming this year. It is lumped in with a bunch of other features. ADS-B traffic has it's own TSO and to be TSO compliant means creating what the FAA and cert authorities recognize as a "Major" (as opposed to the much lower overhead and company self-certifying "Minor"). The overhead involved with a major is, well, major. It makes much more sense to group several items into one "Major" instead of having multiple "Majors".
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pburger
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Posted: 05 May 2015 at 9:32am |
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Steve/Simpson,
I was disappointed to learn that ADS-B traffic support was dropped from 10.1. I currently have XM weather in the cockpit, and was eagerly awaiting the MLB-100/10.1 release to get the ADS-B traffic and weather. Is there a target for the implementation of traffic? Is it coming this year? Will it be handled as a single item with priority, or will it be lumped with a bunch of other items and pushed to the next rev somewhere down the line? |
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AviJake
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Posted: 04 May 2015 at 2:58pm |
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Nope. Still waiting.
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TomG
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Posted: 04 May 2015 at 2:39pm |
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Any updates on 10.1/MLB releases?
Thanks Tom Goodwin |
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AviJake
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Posted: 21 Apr 2015 at 9:26am |
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(Release 10.1.0.0 Certification Status Update - 21 Apr 2015)
It's not done yet. The FAA is actively working the project and there is quite a bit of back-and-forth of data and question answering between us the the FAA reps. Just the usual drill and nothing scary at this point. Not clear on estimated sign off date/time yet.
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Posted: 18 Apr 2015 at 9:26am |
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Very disappointed to learn that TIS B traffic is not included in 10.1!
Also, note that TIS A traffic (from a Garmin 330) will display on the IFD but the IFD will not display "Traffic Not Avail" when outside TIS-A coverage areas. This sets up a unsafe scenerio where you think there is no traffic but there actually is |
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Posted: 18 Apr 2015 at 6:52am |
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The IFD540 does not support the TIS Track Lines. TIS traffic will show up on the display but not the TIS track lines.
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Posted: 17 Apr 2015 at 9:11pm |
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He certainly changed words describing the intruder track in the traffic display, but he did not highlight the changes in yellow or otherwise. Furthermore, in his elaborate description of the changes in Software Release 10.1.0, he never mentioned the absence of an intruder track. On my previously installed Garmin 530, I relied heavily on the display of the intruder track and found it to be essential in the heavily trafficked areas in which I normally fly. As stated previously, this situation is unacceptable. |
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Posted: 17 Apr 2015 at 8:53pm |
I am talking about TIS traffic from a Garmin 330 transponder. See page 3-26 of the current Pilot Guide. |
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Posted: 17 Apr 2015 at 8:46pm |
Yessir, you are right. My bad, thanks.
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Posted: 17 Apr 2015 at 8:28pm |
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David,
I think you meant TIS-B as that was removed. FIS-B is the Wx aspect which will be in 10.1.0.0. |
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Posted: 17 Apr 2015 at 8:03pm |
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JBR:
If you are talking about depiction of TIS-B traffic from an ADS-B receiver, Steve posted elsewhere on this board that they went down that road and as they are working on 10.1.0.0 cert through the FAA, an unanticipated objection arose from the Feds, so they are pulling TIS-B out of 10.1.0.0 (disabling it), and are going to work on that as a separate (but vigorously prosecuted) cert. If you are talking about something else, never mind...
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I just noticed that the draft of the new Pilot Guide omits the "intruder track" in both the text and diagrams. If in fact the intruder track will not be displayed, that is absolutely unacceptable.
The present version of the Pilot Guide shows the intruder track being displayed on the 540. Furthermore, your tech support has repeadedly told me that the intruder track should be displayed although it is not displayed on my very recently installed 540. It is in Avidyne's interest to resolve this situation immediately.
Edited by JBR - 17 Apr 2015 at 7:41pm |
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Posted: 17 Apr 2015 at 1:22pm |
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Yes, you will have the option to display it full time or remove it full time from the map.
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Posted: 17 Apr 2015 at 1:21pm |
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Will 10.1.0.0 allow the track box to be displayed in its current position on the map page at all times?
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Posted: 16 Apr 2015 at 9:54am |
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Hi Jake,
Sun 'n Fun is coming soon. Any update on 10.1.0.0? Regards, Jim |
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(IFD540/440 Release 10.1.0.0 Status Update - 7 Mar 2015)
Trucking along nicely. Still expecting to be certified and shipping prior to Sun-n-Fun. We've started and completed for large sections software test-for-credit on the system already which is ahead of internal projections. If testing goes well this weekend in the environmental chamber, we should be all done with hardware qual testing by Monday which is about a week behind projection but won't have any impact on final cert date. Trying to bring the FAA test pilots in for an evaluation bench and flight session in the next week or so - they have determined they want to retain cert approval for some elements of the system instead of fully delegating. May not be a big deal presuming their schedule availability has plenty of holes. Expect to have the draft IFD440 Pilot Guide available for review and commenting on this coming week. Sent the updated IFD540 Pilot Guide to the printers after getting helpful input from a number of folks (thanks for that!). Edited by AviJake - 07 Mar 2015 at 9:43am |
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Posted: 07 Mar 2015 at 1:16am |
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I found the answer to the question on another thread ... I thought there was a manual entry for baro when setting up an approach (my last GPS had that) and thats what i was looking for .. I will wait patiently for the 10.1...
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Is there any way to have the VSR operable and working in the 10.0.3.0 update? And where can the baro input be located ??? Reading thru the manual i can't seem to find that .
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Posted: 04 Mar 2015 at 1:26pm |
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Just read up a bit and check the Feb 25 post by AviJake... the part highlighted in bold.
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Posted: 04 Mar 2015 at 1:21pm |
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They are saying before Sun n Fun in April
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Posted: 04 Mar 2015 at 1:21pm |
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They have said they are targeting before Sun-N-Fun.
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Does anyone know a rough release date for this?
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I posted this over on the Beechtalk website as my user perspective on the new features.
I loaded up 10.1.0.0 and have had a chance to play with it. This is the first real functional enhancement release for the IFD540 and initial release for the IFD440. The list of feature enhancements on the first page is a good list, but I wanted to take a minute to talk about how these features fit into real world usage.
Standby Comm monitoring - This feature allows you to use 1 IFD and have it act like two flip flop radios where you can hear ATC or Unicom on a primary channel and ATIS or ASOS on the stand by using a single device. Ok, So What? Well, it allows you to take advantage of the freq nominating and with two buttons listen to a second frequency. So, it isn't so much the stand alone feature as it is an integrated package. Those with 2 IFD devices can listen to four frequencies at the same time. Single Row Flight Plans - The current multi line waypoint in the IFD has a lot of good information, but in an IFD540 you can only see 4-5 waypoints. This is usually sufficient, but if you wanted to see more of the flight plan, you previously could not. The Single Row flight plan option allows you to see 2-3x the number of waypoints in the flight plan, and if you have 2 IFD devices, then you might have one set to normal and the other set to single row. It is a welcome option Removal of the Track Box and hide tabs options - Its all about the real estate! I use the track information in a datablock and rarely use the large track box at the top center. We can now remove the box and gain back the real estate. Likewise, the tabs at the bottom can now be auto hidden like your windows 7 task bar. I set mine to disappear after 5 seconds, but I think I'll shorten it to 2 seconds. Similarly, The FLTA Inhibited message at the top now goes to a CAS message and frees up that top line for more data blocks. I really like these features because I am a KISS kind of guy and don't really need all that information on the screen and what I really want to see is the MAP. Updated Air Data Calculator and Fuel Planner - I use these features all the time and they have been reworked for clarity and added function to compute the headwind component. Very good functional enhancement. Checklist improvement - If you use the checklist function, they have made it significantly easier to reset the checklist and have added more allowable line items. I'd like to see the ability to reorder the checklists, but that is in the feature request database for now. VSR function now works without a Baro input which is very nice, and now functions like the G430/530 function from that standpoint. Combined with the existing TOD chime, and ability to add constraints on multiple waypoints and have the crossing altitudes display on the map at the proper location, it completes this function. Multiple user profiles - If you have a flying club, or a partnership, not everyone will want the same options and configuration. You can now define up to 5 profiles which is great. While I am a sole owner an pilot of my airplane, if I were in a partnership, we could have a Geoffrey profile where I go into user settings and change it to my name and I'm off flying with my known setup without worrying about who changed what. Similarly, if I was the airplane officer in a club with 50 members, I could create 5 profiles for users to choose from. Very nice and insightful on how these units might be used. TAWS component addition - They added the 500ft callout which I like because on a normal pattern, I generally want to be 500ft as I turn final and this is just a mental reminder of where I should be - when. In addition to this callout, there is smart aural airspace alerting available. I've turned this off as I generally know where I am and what airspace I'm in. However, if I were flying in unfamiliar busy territory, I would most likely turn this feature on. Scrollable Datablocks - I like this one, especially for single IFD installations where you simply want more information than there is space. Now you can scroll the right side. On my dual install, I can now add the traffic thumbnail on the right side which I don't have displayed anywhere now. This is important because it is the only place where I can see what mode the TAS620 is in and change it if required. Previously I had to rely on it autoswitching and then couldn't change the mode if I needed to. Save user settings/checklists/etc. - This is a tremendous features. When I upgraded to 10.1.0.0 I lost all settings (which makes sense given what is changed in the box software) and it would have been nice to be able to load up my settings. Well, with the new version this is now available. So, if you have your box upgraded from 10.1.0.0 or sent back for repair, you can save and load your personalization to the box. Awesome time saver for both avionics techs and users alike. Approach changes - I have not flown any approaches with it yet, but there are a number of enhancements here that help provide information about what the unit is doing, or about to do. I'll report back once I have a chance to fly an approach or two. The rest of the changes not mentioned I'm sure are important, but they didn't strike me the way the ones above did. When I get a chance, I'll post some of the features new compared with the old look, but it probably won't be until after this weekend. |
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(IFD540/440 Release 10.1.0.0 Status Update - 27 Feb 2015) I've just published a draft version of the IFD540 Release 10.1.0.0 compatible Pilot Guide. It's available for download at: http://www.avidyne.com/support/downloads/ifd-series.asp Look for the one titled, "IFD540 Pilot's Guide Release 10.1.0.0 Draft". Every word I changed or added is currently highlighted in yellow for easy finding. I will remove the yellow highlighting and put in change bars only for the final copy. I haven't updated the page numbers in the index yet - I'll do that last. There were a few motivations for posting this draft: 1. Give folks a good sense of exactly what's changing from a user's perspective; 2. Give people a chance to review the changes and provide input before it's locked down and sent to the publishers for printing. We have roughly 2-ish weeks before I hit that point so any input you'd like to send my way would be most appreciated. Since it could end up clogging up this forum easily, I'd ask that if you want to send input, please use my email address (sjacobson@avidyne.com) for that feedback. I expect to post a draft of the IFD440 variant in about a week's time. |
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Posted: 25 Feb 2015 at 8:50am |
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(IFD540/440 Release 10.1.0.0 Status Update - 25 Feb 2015)
Bottom line first - we are still on track to be shipping certified 10.1.0.0 software and new IFD440 systems prior to Sun-n-Fun. We have eaten up about a week of our schedule slack in the past week or so but that still leaves 3-4 weeks for the FAA to process the submission package prior to SnF. On the hardware side, we ran into a problem on the IFD440 environmental vibration testing where the cam latch that secured the unit in the tray was not robust enough so we had to make a minor mechanical design change to deal with that. All set now. On the software side, we're a matter of hours away from starting official software test-for-credit which is a good thing. Flight test is going well - the items it is uncovering are all minor and most are being deferred to later releases. So far, so good. |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2015 at 5:20pm |
We do have all those aurals recorded and actually in the IFD540 from day 1. We just haven't provided a means for triggering those additional alt-based callouts. The 500' one is the next baby step toward full certified TAWS so that's why I picked that one. |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2015 at 5:18pm |
No, I'm afraid that did not make the cut for 10.1 for schedule-driven reasons. |
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Posted: 23 Feb 2015 at 5:17pm |
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No, I'm afraid not. I'd love to spill the beans but our partners are adamant they don't want the info leaking out until it's downloadable and available.
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brou0040
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Posted: 23 Feb 2015 at 11:08am |
Can you state how many vendors you are working with for a certain capability and if you are pursuing others or not. Such as:
ADS-B, 1 vendor, no others planned
Flight planning, 1 vendor, 2 additional in discussions
It would be nice to have this now, but it's not really needed until you release the capability. The reason I'm asking for this is because people may buy hardware / software based on connectivity, but may already be set up for something that is in the near future, but not yet announced. Personally, if you said ForeFlight and you were not pursuing anything further, I may consider an iPad. If you said ForeFlight and another in discussions, I'd hold out hoping for an Android solution such as iFly.
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oskrypuch
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Posted: 23 Feb 2015 at 10:31am |
And this one is quite nice, makes rubber banding much more useful. * Orest |
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mkellock
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Posted: 23 Feb 2015 at 10:18am |
Me too :)
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