Glideslope with foreflight IFR approach info

dzubot

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Would it be possible to give us a glide slope when using foreflight mobile's IFR gps approach information. It sends all waypoints to the dynon via wifi adapter and autopilot flies it so well except I still have to control decent and guess on the glide slope. I would assume it would just be an easy calculation of a line drawn from the gps waypoints to runway altitude. I know that it is not certified for IFR but I like to think that it could save my life if ever I got caught in some nasty weather. This would just be one added bonus to help aid me to the ground safely.
 

dynonsupport

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SkyView's AP can only use glide slope generated from a certified GPS Navigator.

Would it be possible to give us a glide slope when using foreflight mobile's IFR gps approach information. It sends all waypoints to the dynon via wifi adapter and autopilot flies it so well except I still have to control decent and guess on the glide slope. I would assume it would just be an easy calculation of a line drawn from the gps waypoints to runway altitude. I know that it is not certified for IFR but I like to think that it could save my life if ever I got caught in some nasty weather. This would just be one added bonus to help aid me to the ground safely.
 

dynonsupport

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Z-air, does Foreflight actually know the altitudes at the various waypoints?

Is there a reason you'd prefer this to come from Foreflight instead of a database inside SkyView?
 
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