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11/14/2015 11:59 PM
 

I am a new user with a Nexus 7 2012 tablet. This tablet doesn't have the best GPS antenna in the world so it tends to lose lock when I have it mounted on my leg in the cockpit. I found this out while using Avare and purchased a Dual 150 Bluetooth GPS receiver to insure good reception. With Avare, there was an extra app that gets loaded to facilitate the use of both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. I recently added a Raspberry PI ADSB in receiver and upgraded to IFly software. Both the ADSB receiver and the Bluetooth GPS worked fine with Avare. I find that with Ifly I can go to "Connected Wireless Devises" and select Free Flight and the receiver works fine. However there is no place to tell the software to use either the internal GPS or an external Bluetooth GPS. It doesn't appear to receive Bluetooth at all. I loaded a generic Bluetooth GPS receiver app and can get the software to lock on, but this is a lot of extra hassle. Am I doing something wrong or missing something?

 
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11/17/2015 9:40 AM
 

Mason Pilot,

This might help. You need to download the "Bluetooth GPS" app. This will allow you to set the "Device GPS" to the Dual 150 inside the Android OS and then the iFly GPS app will look at the Stratus for ADSB. Dual actually recommends the Bluetooth Helper App in their owners manual. Below is a link. Just download it and then open and set the GPS to the Dual 150 and Connect. Then open the iFly GPS app and make sure you have the Connected Devices set to FreeFlight, etc. I hope this helps.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/de...


Shane Woodson
Vice President | Adventure Pilot LLC.
 
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11/17/2015 1:20 PM
 
Thanks Shane, I tried another Bluetooth helper app and got everything to work, however the app you suggested is easier to use and integrate. Mason Pilot
 
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11/18/2015 6:13 AM
 

Glad to help. I've tried several and that one seems to be the easiest. Enjoy.


Shane Woodson
Vice President | Adventure Pilot LLC.
 
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