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9/17/2021 3:07 PM
 

I'm on a trial on IFly GPS and like it very much, but TRAFFIC is not displaying. I'm still a ForeFlight subscriber and would like to move to IFly GPS but for unknown reasons, it is not displaying on my iPhone. Brolin says that ForeFlight has a habit of hijacking the wifi from the ADS-B unit (uAvionix Echo in our RV-8A) but I don't understand that since WiFi is a multi-user wireless network. Anyone else have this problem and hopefully a solution?

 

 
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10/18/2021 10:39 AM
 

i have the same problem - i prefer IFLYGPS in my small taildragger - and use it for traffic, but since beginning to use Foreflight occassionally for some of the IFR and filing/briefing procedures when i fly a Bonanza, I see that i no longer have traffic available in IFLYGPS.  It's like Foreflight has stolen the ADS-B signal from being accessible by IFLYGPS, and i cannot find a setting in Foreflight to turn off ADS-B.  Very frustrating - as I much prefer IFLYGPS in my taildragger because it's just ...easier...

 
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10/18/2021 10:51 AM
 

My problem was a settings issue that I resolved with customer support's help. I don't attempt to use both FF and IFly anymore. Now that I see traffic and weather on IFly, no longer use FF.

 
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10/18/2021 11:35 AM
 

Actually I believe I just figured this issue out: I use the Appareo Stratus 3, FF, and IFlyGPS.

When simultaneously using both Foreflight and IFlyGPS, with wifi connected, ADS-B working and showing traffic in Foreflight, I just opened a third app - the Appareo Horizon app (for the Stratus3), and selected 'Open ADS-B Mode' in the 'Stratus Settings'.  (Apparently, Foreflight, when turned on, autosets that appareo slider to 'off.'  So it was off.)  I turned it back 'on' (green).  Then I went into Foreflight and selected 'map.'  When I did that, I saw the traffic wasn't displayed in FF, and a popup window immediately appeared in Foreflight prompting me to 'Turn on Foreflight Mode' (or 'cancel'). 

When I chose not to turn on Foreflight mode and 'cancelled', I then opened IFlyGPS, and could I see ADS-B traffic.  Back to Foreflight and I could continue to use the rest of the Foreflight functions, but no ADS-B traffic appears there. (But ADS-B still works in IFLY). 

[If, however, you do decide to select 'Turn on Foreflight Mode' - you'll immediately see the ADS-B feed in Foreflight, but when you go back in to IFlyGPS, the ADS-B feed is disconnected (GPS Status only), traffic is gone.  If you, then go back into the Appareo Horizon (Stratus) App- you'll see that Foreflight turned off the 'Open ADS-B' mode.  Toggle it again and you get ADS-B working in IFlyGPS.  I don't mean to be redundant, but I think all these steps are necessary to toggle use of both programs with ADS-B back and forth.]

It would be nice if it worked in both at the same time. 

Bottom Line:  Use the Appareo App to toggle "Open ADS-B" on for IFlyGPS and you can use IFlyGPS as you choose to for ADS-B while still running FF, as long as you don't select 'Foreflight Mode' when prompted in FF.

JJ

 
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10/19/2021 12:05 PM
 
JJinnette wrote:

Actually I believe I just figured this issue out: I use the Appareo Stratus 3, FF, and IFlyGPS.

When simultaneously using both Foreflight and IFlyGPS, with wifi connected, ADS-B working and showing traffic in Foreflight, I just opened a third app - the Appareo Horizon app (for the Stratus3), and selected 'Open ADS-B Mode' in the 'Stratus Settings'.  (Apparently, Foreflight, when turned on, autosets that appareo slider to 'off.'  So it was off.)  I turned it back 'on' (green).  Then I went into Foreflight and selected 'map.'  When I did that, I saw the traffic wasn't displayed in FF, and a popup window immediately appeared in Foreflight prompting me to 'Turn on Foreflight Mode' (or 'cancel'). 

When I chose not to turn on Foreflight mode and 'cancelled', I then opened IFlyGPS, and could I see ADS-B traffic.  Back to Foreflight and I could continue to use the rest of the Foreflight functions, but no ADS-B traffic appears there. (But ADS-B still works in IFLY). 

[If, however, you do decide to select 'Turn on Foreflight Mode' - you'll immediately see the ADS-B feed in Foreflight, but when you go back in to IFlyGPS, the ADS-B feed is disconnected (GPS Status only), traffic is gone.  If you, then go back into the Appareo Horizon (Stratus) App- you'll see that Foreflight turned off the 'Open ADS-B' mode.  Toggle it again and you get ADS-B working in IFlyGPS.  I don't mean to be redundant, but I think all these steps are necessary to toggle use of both programs with ADS-B back and forth.]

It would be nice if it worked in both at the same time. 

Bottom Line:  Use the Appareo App to toggle "Open ADS-B" on for IFlyGPS and you can use IFlyGPS as you choose to for ADS-B while still running FF, as long as you don't select 'Foreflight Mode' when prompted in FF.

JJ

this is correct for the time being until we create some automatic code switcher

 
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