Marking Positions and User Waypoints

trevpond

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Hi again.

Whilst flying along today, I had cause to mark a point on my GPS - just something I saw - I pushed a button and hey presto, the position was marked for all time and I can go back to it any time I choose. I would like to be able to do this direct into the mapping page in the Skyview.

I have just gone on to make user waypoints using Google Earth. I made the files OK and put them on a stick but oh guys, there has to be a better way. Lets face it, simplicity is King, particularly when flight planning for a visit to another country in Europe. A pilot has enough to do without spending time on a computer to make files to put into the Skyview. We have many many unlicensed farm strips and airfields over here, and it would make life a lot easier if we could just input co-ordinates to the Skyview to make user waypoints.

Will this be possible in the new Nav/Mapping module?

regards


Trevor
 

dynonsupport

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The user waypoint system that is in SkyView exists only because it was an easy hack- it's not the way we want it to work long term. Once we have a cursor working on the screen, you will be able to mark waypoints right on the unit.
 

trevpond

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Thank you for that.

Will we also be able to input user waypoints using coordinates so that we can enter non licensed airfields on the mapping page for routing etc?

regards



Trevor
 
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