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NEXRAD display bug or feature?

4/29/2015 9:22 AM

David

Joined: 1/3/2011

Posts: 521

NEXRAD display bug or feature?

While flying last night I noticed the NEXRAD overlay opacity varied from very low to very high, and even sometimes different between the upper and lower areas of the screen. See photos. Is this trying to tell me something, or is this a bug?

David

C177RG: iFly 720, Stratux 978/1090 ADS-B in, AHRS, BMP, Stratus ESG ADS-B out. RV-3: 8" Samsung Tab A, Stratux 978/1090 ADS-B in, AHRS, BMP, Stratus ESG ADS-B out.

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4/29/2015 1:30 PM

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Re: NEXRAD display bug or feature? Modified By on 5/6/2015 11:29:21 AM

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4/29/2015 1:42 PM

David

Joined: 1/3/2011

Posts: 521

Re: NEXRAD display bug or feature?

Old Pilot,

Compare the two photos they are pretty much the same shot taken one minute apart. Also, the terrain overlay does not change, while the weather overlay does. I really don't think it's the hardware...

David

C177RG: iFly 720, Stratux 978/1090 ADS-B in, AHRS, BMP, Stratus ESG ADS-B out. RV-3: 8" Samsung Tab A, Stratux 978/1090 ADS-B in, AHRS, BMP, Stratus ESG ADS-B out.

4/29/2015 3:39 PM

Walter

Joined: 7/8/2009

Posts: 2778

Re: NEXRAD display bug or feature?

David, we are unfamiliar with this, but looks like might be a bug. Did this go away after a while? Also what happened if you panned, did the "darker" area pan with the map? Have you ever seen this before?

Walter

Walter Boyd
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4/29/2015 4:03 PM

David

Joined: 1/3/2011

Posts: 521

Re: NEXRAD display bug or feature?

Walter,

I have not seen this before, but I don't think I've seen any radar returns on the night vector screen before either. When I first saw the radar returns, they were very transparent, but then began to brighten up, sometimes all the returns and other times just part of the screen. I'm pretty sure when I panned and zoomed that it did not affect the brightness. I didn't think to check what the opacity was set at either.

Attached is another photo zoomed in closer than the others.

David

C177RG: iFly 720, Stratux 978/1090 ADS-B in, AHRS, BMP, Stratus ESG ADS-B out. RV-3: 8" Samsung Tab A, Stratux 978/1090 ADS-B in, AHRS, BMP, Stratus ESG ADS-B out.

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