AGL on Skyview display?
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Marc_J._Zeitlin
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Not currently. I asked for this as an enhancement a few months ago - Garmin's G3X can do it, but only to 100 ft. resolution. It would be really nice to have it to 10 ft. increments - no reason it can't be done, as the terrain database is in there...
I also have asked for this feature. This is needed for me to stay within class G airspace clear of clouds at times. Like N144sh posted, one can select a point on the map page, (easiest with touch) to confirm AGL. However, this is a very inconvenient and archaic method to achieve goal. Al
Even the simplest MGL EFIS has this feature.
Even the simplest MGL EFIS has this feature.
No, there aren't
RainbowSeeker
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+1. FlyQ has this feature and I use it as a sanity check here in the desert southwest.
jnmeade
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Just curious, what AGL point does one desire? Right under the airplane? Some point on the current track? Something else? Fixed or definable?
RV8JD
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Height AGL under the airplane combined with a glide ring that takes terrain and wind into account would work for me as a start. Similar to what ForeFlight currently does:
The current SkyView capability, as pointed out in Post #3, is something I already use.
But I'd be happier if the bugs in software v16.3.2 were fixed first!
The current SkyView capability, as pointed out in Post #3, is something I already use.
But I'd be happier if the bugs in software v16.3.2 were fixed first!
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Upgraded feature request - glide ring
I would really like to see the glide ring take terrain into account (like Foreflight) rather than just draw a circular glide distance down in heavy terrain. We don't know if that ring is using the highest point, lowest point, average height, or something else to calculate how far out the ring...
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You mean OnSpeed? See www.flyonspeed.org. Yours truly developed the visual display, based on work I did 15 years ago on the D10A. I can see the OnSpeed function being subsumed into EFIS systems one day. Yes, Actually, I am waiting for Ver 16 so as to avoid having to build the OnSpeed Gen 2...
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For me, the current aircraft AGL number would be good enough.
Nice to know at a glance if I'm at least 1,000' over some houses, or if the terrain is slowly sloping upwards and my intended 2,500' AGL is now something less.