iFly GPS Forum

One last update on this WiFi issue......  After getting the Stratux back from Crewdog Electronics, I ran it some more on the bench.  I used only the recommended EasyAcc power bank, and the proper menu shutdown from the iFly.  The unit ran fine for 12 hours.  The next day when I started it up with a fresh battery, WiFi would not come on.  I restarted it and it worked for 2 minutes and quit WiFi.  Tried again, and it quit after 5 minutes.   While it was working, and also when it lost WiFi,  the red and green lights were on steady the whole time. 

The WiFi unit is integral to the board and cannot be replaced without a new Raspberry Pi.  

Mike,

I am considering installing the Echo UAT, which would make me compliant with ADSB.  I go to the Seattle area occasionally, and some other places it is required.  Only one airport in Montana is Class C, but I commonly fly higher than 10,000 feet, too.  The Echo is nice for the price, since it is In and Out.  Easier to install for me because I don't have wingitp lights.  Those would require fiberglass and paint work.  I just wish the Echo did not require the addition of a $400 GPS.  The Levil looks good for In and AHRS.  Maybe someone will come out with a more cost-effective ADSB Out to go with it.

If I decide to have something better for an attitude instrument than the old turn-and-bank I have, The MGL Blaze looks like a good choice.  But then, so is staying out of the clouds....    

Thanks for the encouragement and the info,  Mike.  Compared to what I'm used to, your airspace sounds like a nightmare.  I visited DC a few years ago, and just the highways were scary.  The hazards we deal with out here are mostly wind, snow, wind, big rocks sticking up above 9,000 feet, and wind.  I love flying in the mountains when you can catch a day of light wind, and the prairies in between are fun, too.  I think ADSB is really a good thing, and I am one who is slow to accept a lot of the reguations that make us ad expensive junk on our planes.  I also fly Ultralights with nothing in them but a stick, rudder pedals, and a throttle.  Gave up Hang Gliding when I found I was the only one left around here doing it.  That was great fun, with no stick, pedals, OR throttle!

Take care,

Gary