Greetings iFly Owners,
Today, 6/25/12, we released version 7. Our manual is being updated to include the new features, and that will be released soon. In the meantim, here is a brief summary of the features and usage instructions:
Please note: When updating your iFly to the newly released version 7 software, you must select the Aviation Databases and Geographic Databases options. Version 7 software is not compatible with version 6.x or earlier databases.
- Terrain and Obstruction Highlighting
- Provides detailed Terrain and Obstruction highlights for the ultimate situational awareness while flying in mountainous or terrain/obstruction rich areas. Terrain Highlights are overlaid on all GPS modes, Charts, Plates, Diagrams, etc with the exception of Weather Mode.
- There is also a new Vertical Profile instrument with multiple sizes in the Customize Instruments setup. By touching this instrument, you can access a full page view of the Vertical Profile ahead with zoom adjustments
- You can now drag to a specific point on the chart/screen and start a Simulation from that point. As you approach the ground you will see the terrain highlighting and receive audible alerts.
Basic Instructions: Under the “Alerts and Warnings” Menu within iFly Navigation Setup, you will now see “Elevation Highlights”. By touching Elevation Highlights you can change the radius of the highlighted area or disable it.
- Advanced Alerting System (Terrain,Obstructions, Traffic, Airspaces, etc)
- We’ve added a new Active Alert window offering a smaller layout with active text reporting. You can select “More” for additional details. The “Setting” button is currently inactive. We’ve also made improvements to the Acknowledge functionality. Note: this Alert Window is also movable so you can position it and it will stay.
- Audible alerts added based on the strict rules defined by the FAA standards. Callouts include: Caution Terrain, Don't Sink, Five Hundred, Pull-Up, Sink Rate, Terrain and Too Low...
Basic Instructions: Under the “Alerts and Warnings” menu within iFly Navigation Setup, you will see “Collision Alerts”. By touching Collision Alerts you can adjust the Alert Threshold to be Relaxed, Moderate or Strict. They can also be disabled.
- Vertical Flight Planning
- Allows pilots to reference the terrain highlights in relation to the active Flight Plan. You can see a Birdseye View and Profile View. A Minimum Safe Altitude will be shown for your flight plan.
Basic Instructions: Touch Flight Plan, then Set Altitudes. From this page you can use the +500 / -500 Altitude buttons in the top right of the screen to change the altitude perspective. This comes in very handy when planning through a Terrain rich. Simply set the desired altitude or ceiling and you can proceed to modify/plan your flight as you usually would on the charts. You can also create your Flight Plan as you normally would, then touch Flight Plan and Set Altitudes to adjust to your preference.
For Advanced Users: We have also included the ability to adjust the altitude of each leg/waypoint by touching the “Enable Multiple Flight Altitudes. Using the Next/Prev buttons you can select the leg to be modified.
- Macro-Zoom in Vector Mode
- While in Vector Mode, pilots will now be able to zoom to much tighter detail.
- Added Obstructions, Terrain and variable detail based on zoom level.
- Simply zoom in and you will start seeing the following: Zoom Level 1 (Magnified X ) [width = XXnm]
- View PDF Documents
- Copy some PDF documents to a thumb drive, or (using your computer) create a folder on the iFly's SD card called \PDF, and then copy your PDF documents there.
- Touch "Menu", there should now be a "View PDF DOcuments" option - touch that and select your desired file
- Additional Enhancements and Updates.
- Addition of new Icons (Airplane, Helicopter, Green and Blue Arrows)
- Located in the Map Setting Menu.
- Improvements to GPX file handling and saving.
- Fixed NMEA to be compatible with EFIS connectivity.
- Addition of “Back” button and reorganized context menus.
- Numerous code improvements to improved rendering.
- Additional enhancements and software fixes.