iFly GPS Forum

So, I've traded up to the iFly720 with a SkyGuard TWX-AHRS, and am in general delighted with the performance as compared to my iFly 700 + Radenna SkyRadar ADSB receiver (which, btw, I'm seeking to sell privately).

The new set up has uncluttered my glare shield, as I've positioned the SkyGuard box between the back seats. I've got the blade antenna mounted in an aft window. The clarity and responsiveness of the 720 is wonderful, and the instrument cluster using the artificial horizon and HSI is just terrific: the cross check with the steam guages is identical, except for altitude, of course.

Nexrad and Text WX are working just great. It's wise to cross-check the NEXRAD depiction with your lightning detection system. I've got a StrikeFinder, and it could save you some grief in rapid buildups. The NEXRAD maps can be 15 minutes old, and possibly more.

On my old set up, the Radenna SkyRadar would sometimes yield valuable traffic avoidance information, but the inconsistency in performance away from busy terminal areas was obvious. Most of my desire to upgrade stems from the expectation that the Sky Guard TWX would show traffic consistently: This has not so far been the case, but I suspect I'm overlooking something in my set up of the system.

On the phone with Shane, he was talking about inputing data specific to my aircraft that the transceiver would relay to the ADSB ground stations: a tail number, and a squwak code, or maybe a generic "blank" code? I've not been able to find my way to where this is accomplished with the 720 and the SkyGuard. The SkyGuard site refers me to AdventurePilot, and the AdventurePilot 720 pdf manual doesn't seem to have what I need.

Can anyone out there explain how to fully configure the SkyGuard TWX with my new 720?

Thanks,

Elliott

skye@swiftpassage.com

Yes. Mystery solved. Once the SkyGuard gets done with its "handshake" to the 720, the SkyGuard TWX Control Panel will be a choice found on the iFly Menu. Set your Transponder Squwak, ICAO identifyer, a/c tail number there. I need to go fly up to Savannah to see if the traffic alerts begin to show now.

I also found how to set the AHRS to level on the iFly: just tap on the artificial horizon, and the Set to Level button is offered among the choices opened up by that tap. I really do enjoy having the back-up artificial horizon along with the HSI right on the chart.

Elliott,

You should have also receiver the SetUp instructions in the box with the Vision Pro, this sheet tells you how to go to the FAA site and get the ICAO code, etc and how to enter into the Vision-Pro unit. Once you do this upon initial setup, you should not have to do it again. Then you can just select the SkyGuardTWX Control Panel from the Menu to change the Squawk or other config options. I hope this helps.