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iFly 700 Software Release Notes

Version 6 Software
10/18/2011

  • Geo-Referenced Approach Plates & Airport Diagrams
    • Pilots can now track their current GPS position directly on top of the NACO Approach Plate and Airport Diagrams with geo-coded data by Essential Flight Technologies. A pilot can see the flight plan, instruments and has the ability to make split-second modifications on the geo-referenced approach plate. Both Plates and Diagrams support full rotation for maximum viewing further increasing the supplemental situational awareness the iFly GPS offers for both VFR and IFR pilots. Geo-Referenced Plates and Diagrams are updated as part of the VFR & IFR Annual Data Subscription.
    • The Geo-Referenced FAA Airport Diagrams provide additional safety while navigating unfamiliar airport taxiways. The iFly GPS database is pre-loaded with over 700 geo-referenced airport diagrams. The new airport diagrams will also be updated as part of the VFR Annual Data Subscription. All VFR and IFR charts and diagrams are updated according to the FAA data cycle.
  • ADS-B Weather Support
    • The Version 6 Software Update adds ADS-B Weather Support for third party ADS-B devices. Pilots can now see live Nexrad radar, METARs, TAFs, Winds Aloft and PIREPs. ADS-B provides pilots with a no-cost weather feature if they have a third party ADS-B receiver like the SkyRadar by Radenna. This new weather mode offers a simple layout with route visuals, airports, weather stations, and an interactive touch feature to pull a weather report nearest to the pilot’s touch point.
    • The pilot can then select METAR, TAF, Winds Aloft or PIREPS as they wish. In addition, pilots without an ADS-B receiver will benefit from an enhanced downloadable weather feature called Pre-Flight Weather. This feature provides an interactive map with graphical VFR/IFR visuals and allows for touch reporting of METARS, TAFs and Winds Aloft. A user will continue to see current position, flight plan and instruments while viewing the weather mode.
  • Enhanced Pre-Flight Weather
    • Interactive graphical VFR/IFR Map, METARs, TAFs and Winds Aloft.
    • Touch weather reporting for the nearest station to your touch point.
    • Airport names added to METARs and TAFs.
    • New Interactive Weather Report format.
    • Raw Text for METARs and TAFs are included.
  • Higher Resolution Vector Mode
    • Now includes Private Airports
    • Added lakes, rivers and additional roads.
  • Additional Enhancements and Updates.
    • New "Direct-To this Waypoint" function on the Flight Plan form.
    • Reorganized UI context menus.
    • Fastest graphics and process speeds to date.
    • Additional enhancements and software fixes.

 

Version 5 Software
03/29/2011

  • New Airport Information Page - includes the following enhancements:
    • Improved Page Layout.
    • Increase / Decrease font size.
    • Runway thumbnails added.
    • More information (Fuel availability, runway width, city, lighting schedule and more).
    • Added "Nearby Airports" button for quickly finding nearby airports.
    • Night Mode darkens and inverts colors.
  • NMEA Output (Autopilot compatibility).
  • Runway Extensions - select your desired runway and display a visual guide.
  • New VST (Vertical Speed to Target) Instrument - calculates target decent rate to reach pattern altitude at your desired distance from the airport.
  • ETA Final & ETA Waypoint (Estimated time of Arrival) Instruments added.
  • New Indicated Track Line.
  • Day/Night Mode - darkens all chart modes and inverts colors on the airport info page, plates and diagrams.
  • New Snap-To functionality when dragging route - now you can drag a route to an airport, fix, etc.
  • Auto Airspace Alerts. Customizable in type, distance and altitude buffer.
  • Auto-Track mode - automatically resumes tracking the airplane after a user defined period of time.
  • Chart Expiration Warnings - a safety message will pop to ensure this time sensitive information is noted.
  • "Are you sure" confirmation will pop up when selecting "Direct To" option from context menu or from the airport page                                                          (only if this action replaces a current flight plan)
  • VMG now calculates average speed from the past 15 seconds.
  • Renamed "Course" instrument to "Track".
  • New "No GPS Lock" and "Weak GPS Signal" banners, GPS status messages are now smaller.
  • Distance Rings - added 2nm and 5nm when at close zoom. Improved visability.
  • Re-organized "Settings" menu.
  • "Desensitized" route dragging logic to preventing accidental route modifications.
  • Improved GPS lock detection - also differentiates between a weak signal and no lock.

 

4.09
10/22/2010

 

  • Fixed bug: Not showing nearest airports correctly
  • Fixed bug: Unable to load some GPX files
  • Fixed bug: METAR mode would not show up if METARs were never downloaded
  • Fixed bug: When in "True North" mode, flight plan always had 123 deg for all segments
  • Fixed bug: On the flight plan page touching "Save As", then "Cancel", the flight plan would still be saved
  • Fixed bug: Nearest Airport dialog was excluding private airports
  • Fixed bug: Touching a private airport on the map would not display airport information
  • Fixed bug: In certain situations, the buttons would fade out and not return
  • Change: Improved memory management and performance when doing a lot of panning/zooming
  • Change: Airport text in Vector Night mode is now white (instead of black)


4.07
10/1/2010

  • Added TAC charts
  • Added North-Up capability
  • Added option for Magnetic North
  • Added Wind Flags to METAR view
  • Improved airport & runway labeling in Vector mode
  • Added Altitude information to SUA popups
  • Add instrument that shows name of next destination and next Waypoint
  • Ability to "Lock" course lines, disabling the touch & drag feature
  • Added ability to view currency of plates and low-enroute charts
  • Airport Information page now shows lat/lon in various formats
  • Added ability to import GPX flight plans from 3rd party applications
  • Added option to control how button-fading works, Full-Fade, Fade a little, Don't Fade
  • Added support for viewing "MINIMUMS"

 

3.08
7/12/2010

  • Fixed bug causing corrupt tile/sectional layers
  • Fixed bug where SUA altitude information not being shown



3.06
5/4/2010

  •  - Optomized tile cache
  •  - Renamed "Airports Near Here" to "Airport Information"
  •  - Changed what is visible in vector mode while dragging
  •  - Added ability to customize how SUA airspaces are shown
  •  - Added "Show on Map" option on the Airport Information page

     

3.05
4/14/2010

  • Improved overall panning/zooming performance
 

3.04
04/08/2010

  • Fixed Bug: Airport Info not showing for some airports

 
3.03
04/05/2010

  • New: Low-Enroute Charts.  Must subscribe to the extended Data Subscription service to access this feature.  Click the "Mode" button to access.
  • New: "Mode" button now shows a drop-down of options to select from
  • New: Ability to customize instrument size, location, and color.  Also able to add additional customized instrument modes.  See "Menu" / "Settings" / "Customize Instruments" option.
  • New: Ability to create & name customizable waypoints by lat/lon or clicking on the map.  Also search has the option to include custom locations, and these can be shown on the map.
  • New: Able to download METARS and goto the "Mode" / "Metars" screen to view metars on a map.  Touch a metar to get detailed information.  (Mostly useful for pre-flight planning; once in the air metars data rapidly becomes dated)
  • New: Able to name flight plans
  • New: Added a Night Mode which has darker coloring
  • New: Increased font sizes throughout
  • New: When you touch the screen to drop a Spot Check marker, there is now an "Options" button that allows you to pull the context menu for that spot.  (This functions the same as holding your finger on the map for one second)
  • New: Added "Find Airport" hot button
  • New: Added Traffic Pattern Altitude to airport display (when data is provided, nothing will show otherwise; presume standard)
  • New: Added "Flight Plan" hot button, removed this option from the Main Menu. 
  • New: Added an "About" menu under the main menu button
  • New: Added a "Course Line" optiongoto the Setup menu to enable/disable this option
  • Change: Moved "GPS Information" and "Sectional Information" options from the Settings menu to the About menu
  • New: Added "Support & Contact" menu option to the About menu
  • Change: Changed the "Checked / Unchecked" images under various menus to Radio-button style "Selected / Unselected" images
  • Fixed bug: From the Airport Info form, when pressing "Direct To", screen would sometimes lock up
  • Fixed bug: Selecting a past flight now shows up right away without having to switch map modes

2.24
2/16/2010

  • Fixed bug: The Flight Duration would sometimes display an extra hour
  • Fixed bug: Route Line would dissapear when flying through a TFR
  • Fixed bug: The GPS Information page was incorrectly indicating altitude was AGL instead of MSL
  • Change: For a new flight plan, presumed departure point will be the nearest airport within 1.5NM radius, reduced from 5NM.  (If no nearby airports, or if you are already in flight, departure point will be current lat/lon)
  • New: Route lines are wider and darker so they stand out more
  • New: Added a "GPS Reset" button to the GPS Information form
  • *New: The iFlyUpdatePackage zip file will be deleted from the USB driver following an update
  • *New: Changed the update app to accomodate Apple Mac users (Mac's modify the zip file after downloading)
  • *New: The update zip file can now be named anything that fits this pattern: iFlyUpdatePackage*.zip

*A new "Updater" app will be deployed with this patch.  Therefore changes/fixes to the update process will be applicable for future updates, not this one. 

Version 2.23
Released 1/27/2010

  • Fixed bug: "Out of Memory" would sometimes occur when rotating charts.  (This is still possible, but occurances should be dramatically reduced.  Additional optimizations in the next release will further eliminate this error)
  • Fixed bug: The remote "Mode" and "Map" buttons not working correctly 
  • Fixed bug: If starting in Vector mode, an empty Message Box would appear 
  • Fixed bug: When in a menu, could not select "Cancel" option with the remote control 
  • Fixed bug: While updating the iFly the following message could appear: "Error: Unable to deploy SatelliteCompas.png".   (This message does not actually cause any problems.  It will happen one more time as this version is being applied; future updates should not see the message.)
  • Fixed bug: Grabbing a route line to perform a "Rubber-band" change could cause the iFly to freeze for several seconds. 
  • Fixed bug: Estimated time in route on the flight plan form would sometimes display an additional hour
  • Fixed bug: Corrected truncated text in the "Total..." labels in the Flight Plan form 
  • Fixed bug: TFR Warning Message would appear even when TFR data was current
  • New: Added iFly version number to GPS Information form (Menu / Setup / GPS Information) 
  • New: Made it easier to "grab" a route line or waypoint in order to drag it

Version 2.22
Released 1/17/2010
**First released version**
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