Cobra wrote:Dave K wrote:
I have the original Skyradar and it is VERY important to have it fully up and running BEFORE firing up the iFly. Every time I tried and let them start together (ie - lighter jack powered), it NEVER worked regardless of what altitude I climbed to.
Dave, I would like to point out for others that this is not a universal behavior. I, too, have an original Skyradar and one of the first 720s, and use the wi-fi connection in the cockpit. With one possible exception (and that event may have been pilot-induced), I have had consistent good results with having both devices plugged into the same cigarette lighter adapter. By the time I complete my runup, takeoff, and climb to altitude, I am seeing good ADSB weather on the iFly. I've been flying this way for about a year now, so we're talking about dozens of successes against one failure (that may have nothing to do with startup sequence).
That's not to say everyone will have the experience I have--clearly you didn't. It's just to say that not everyone will have the experience you did--I haven't.
Well, it's good to know that it's not all of us. Perhaps it has something to do with minor changes in production. I have a very early production 720 and SkyRadar. Perhaps something else in my plane induces the communication problems I've experienced.
Either way, if you find your iFly and SkyRadar are not being friendly, try my startup sequence and it may help to resolve any problems. :-)
Dave