Fltplan go how to#
Fltplan go android#

I had to remember – “Fly the plane! Remember your training – pick a spot and aim for that”, using my navigation “aids” like maps and groovy computer stuff to back me up. It’s way too easy to get sucked into the system and away from the outside. Pinching to zoom and get information is fine – but we worry if there’s a distraction issue. You can lock the screen in the app too – but we preferred the iPad way. This is done by the tiny switch on the iPad (Air) by the volume buttons.

Fltplan go how to#

We found that locking the screen rotation was a good idea as we like to decide how to hold the map, not have it decide. The app didn’t crash but we did restart it to see how that fared – again no issue. We had no issues with loosing our location and no issues with dropout or loss of connection from GPS to iPad. The accuracy was, as expected, pretty much the same on both devices. Doing a review of the 296 is redundent as it’s so well known and so out of date, it’s a bit too obvious – suffice to say, we love it! One was our trusty Garmin 296, used for eons and always simple and accurate. Fly from Sudbury (YSB) to Niagara (YSN) with two GPS system and compare. So, armed with the app and the GPS, the idea was simple. Without a GPS connected, you won’t have your location – and that’s always nice! Why you ask ? – well, many don’t know that non-3G iPads (the wifi-only models) don’t have GPS built-in. On-top of this, we purchased the Dual Universal XGPS150 with Bluetooth from Aircraft Spruce in Brantford ( link).

Fltplan go android#

We also have it installed on Android (phone) but for the sake of clarity (and an increasing need for close things to get further away – or use glasses), we used the full-size iPad. We downloaded the app Fltplan Go ( Apple / Android) to our iPad. FltPlan however has good Canadian content – thus it was a great place to start testing. There are several systems out there, capable of planning a flight and tracking it using GPS and moving-maps and you’ll know most of them. The main reason we like this system is because – you guessed it – it’s free.Īctually, it’s a bit more than that. FltPlan, you may be aware, is an online flight planning system allowing for route planning, weather and more.