SkyView 3.0 G-meter, and other fun stuff

[dynonsupport]

Just a sneak peek of the G-meter, plus a fun screenshot...

SkyView 3.0 will add a G-meter in a presentation that we think you're going to love. It mixes a classic analog presentation with some technical magic to offer a pretty neat effect:

First, you'll notice the G-meter replaces the HSI when it's displayed. This lets us make it huge and easily visible - important when you're doing aerobatics - which is hopefully what you're up to if you're using the G-meter. We've made an assumption that you don't care about seeing your full HSI while pulling G's. Magnetic heading always remains visible numerically though.

The current instantaneous G loading is displayed both with an analog needle and a big bold number in the center of the gauge. Resettable Min/Max Gs are also flank the instantaneous value.

The G-meter can be toggled on and off manually, or it can be set to pop up on G thresholds that you set.

The G-meter will premier with SkyView 3.0, which is due out in March.

Next, we've got a fun SkyView screen shot that we ended up with quite accidentally while doing some 3.0 testing. Your typical SkyView system would have topographic terrain displayed behind this. This shot omits the terrain for effect (but it's a good one, no?)

 

[lalnaes]

Wow, looks great. Can´t wait to fly it!

 

[bignose]

Skywiew is just incredible !!! :

 

[dabear]

Nice G-Meter. Now can we get rid of the red arrows?

 

[mmarien]

Not sure, but I think you missed an airport along the border there

Great stuff.

 

[marchudson]

Wow

Really nice job Dynon. Can't wait to try it out. Thanks for the sneak peek.

 

[mmarien]

Ok - This isn't a survey, but what's your best guess at the manuever in the G-meter display.

My guess is that he was on downwind and was cleared to land long so he cut it short, laid it over to the left and is just pulling out of his dive to round up about midfield. I'm not sure where the traffic is but I'm assuming somebody else is in the pattern.

 

[rubber314chicken]

Ok - This isn't a survey, but what's your best guess at the manuever in the G-meter display.

My guess is that he was on downwind and was cleared to land long so he cut it short, laid it over to the left and is just pulling out of his dive to round up about midfield. I'm not sure where the traffic is but I'm assuming somebody else is in the pattern.

Looking at where the flight direction indicator is pointing, I'm guessing he had the stick far back and a bit to the right. And a lot of right ruder. Look at that slip/skid ball...

 

[dynonsupport]

Hah! Just to set the record straight, no airplane was overstressed during the making of this screenshot. We actually have a way to "fly" SkyView for engineering testing (before you ask, it's not possible to offer that functionality to customers at this point). The screenshot was taken by starting over an airport at about 10k feet, then just cranking full left and aft, tumbling/spinning/spiraling while mashing the screenshot buttons over and over again until something looked cool.

Screenshots are something that you can grab yourself, though. Just have a USB stick plugged in and hit buttons 2 and 7 simultaneously. They'll be stored in a \screenshots folder on the stick.

 

[flyingboy]

This is very cool, my two screens are waiting with baited breath for the updates Dynon and Jeppson.. Not to mention me.. RV almost finished here in Aus bring it on.. By the way I have installed a seperate G meter so I guess I will be able to feel the G force in triplicate.. Cheers Hugh