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2/24/2022 4:12 PM
 

I have found that I cannot read the approach plates on my tablet without zooming in on a section of the plate. I have tried this on several tablets with the same result. Other flying apps I have tested do not have this problem. With these other apps approach plates are sharp and readable when the full plate is viewed on the screen. I have a 740 mounted in my cockpit for situational awareness, flight planning, weather and traffic and also a Garmin IFR certified approach GPS for navigation. I want to use a tablet on my yoke to display approach plates and would like to do it with the iFly app as it is compatible with my 740 with respect to the user interface and sharing flight plans. Does anyone else have this issue and have you been able to solve it. I really don't want to use another app just to have readable georeferenced plates in the cockpit.

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Henry

 

 
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2/24/2022 11:43 PM
 

You say you have tried this "on multiple tablets", but you only mention the 740.  What other tablets have you experienced this on?  Is it possible you're just unsatisfied with the 740 itself, and not the iFly software?  The 740's screen resolution (800 x 480) is relatively low compared to iOS and most Android tablets.  My Samsung Tab S6, for instance, has a 2000 x 1200 pixel resolution, and thus can produce a much sharper image.  That said, most users find the 740's screen to display adequate detail.

Is the screen clarity issue obvious enough that you could take some good photos of the iFly screen and another EFB app showing the same plate at the same size for a side-by-side comparison that illustrates what you're seeing?

 
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2/25/2022 9:29 AM
 
henrysamson wrote:

I have found that I cannot read the approach plates on my tablet without zooming in on a section of the plate. I have tried this on several tablets with the same result. Other flying apps I have tested do not have this problem. With these other apps approach plates are sharp and readable when the full plate is viewed on the screen. I have a 740 mounted in my cockpit for situational awareness, flight planning, weather and traffic and also a Garmin IFR certified approach GPS for navigation. I want to use a tablet on my yoke to display approach plates and would like to do it with the iFly app as it is compatible with my 740 with respect to the user interface and sharing flight plans. Does anyone else have this issue and have you been able to solve it. I really don't want to use another app just to have readable georeferenced plates in the cockpit.

Thanks!

Henry

 

we have high res and low res data that gets downloaded based upon how big of an sd card you are using in the 740b - is your device using a 16gb or 8 gb card?

 
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2/25/2022 11:00 AM
 

I am talking about multiple ANDROID tablets. I don't use the 740 for approach charts. I have an android tablet on my yoke as I stated in my original post. I have tried three different Android tablets with the same results. On those same tablets the charts are extremely sharp when using Garmin Pilot but difficult to read using the iFly Android app without zooming in.

Can't upload pics with high enough resolution due to forum constraints.

Henry

 
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4/6/2022 1:21 PM
 

I don't know if this applies to your situation. I thought iFlyGPS was blurry on my android tablet and phone. I searched on this forum learned about a setting for tablet mode vs phone mode. Now it is much sharper and comparable to other EFBs I've used. 

 
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