FlyingMonkey Posted February 20, 2014 Report Posted February 20, 2014 It's free to use if you have their GDL-39 3D, or you can enable it (presumably without AHARS data) with a VFR premium subscription. I only have a D-100 EFIS, this is starting to be tempting if the GDL-39 is going to give me weather, piggy backed (and pretty weak) traffic, AND synthetic vision... http://garmin.blogs.com/pr/2014/02/garmin-pilot-app-adds-3-d-synthetic-vision-capability.html#.UwYkxmJdVX9 It seems like only a matter of time before somebody makes a WiFi dongle that fits on your EFIS data port and exports real time flight data, turning an iPad into a full featured EFIS with real airspeed and altitude indications.
Ed Cesnalis Posted February 20, 2014 Report Posted February 20, 2014 It won't be a real EFIS until you hook your pitot-static system.
Tom Baker Posted February 20, 2014 Report Posted February 20, 2014 It won't be a real EFIS until you hook your pitot-static system. I think that is what the WiFi dongle is for. To make a wireless electronic connection to the pitot static system, that is connected to the EFIS
FlyingMonkey Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Posted February 20, 2014 I think that is what the WiFi dongle is for. To make a wireless electronic connection to the pitot static system, that is connected to the EFIS That was my thought. Of course you still need an existing EFIS to make it work, but if folks can get Skyview-like information for the cost of an app and a dongle, I think many would do it.
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