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Regarding USB/SD - there will be an adapter for SD, but most EFB apps want to download directly using wifi, so it may not do you any good that you have a SD loaded with charts/approaches. http://gizmodo.com/5458376/apple-ipads-myriad-optional-dongles-usb-sd-ac-bbq If you are leaving in two...

There are a couple of moving map applications for the iPad, including mine. However, if you want your current gps location displayed, wait for the 3G version, the wifi is crippled in the same manner as the iTouch is compared to the iPhone 3G. With SkyCharts you can also use X-Plane to 'drive'...

You should also try the new breadcrumb feature if you haven't - it lets your S.O. know where you are at any time (assuming you have it enabled of course). For X-Plane pilots SkyCharts also just tracks along the simulator if you have configured X-Plane correctly, no need to keep scrolling the...

Btw, its easy to simulate how an app behaves in no connectivity by running it in Airplane mode ON. Also - I'm not done developing SkyCharts - expect some significant changes in the relatively short future.

Thanks for your input. Try taking Foreflight Charts out of connectivity and you might feel slightly different ? It doesn't cache anything. Period.

FYI: 1.4.3.5 of SkyCharts just got pushed out to AppStore. ALL IFR plates for every sectional can now be downloaded! (it takes time - be patient) Enable the 'Cache IFR plates' in the system settings to enable. You can also try the new BreadCrumbs feature - allows your friends to track your...

FYI - SkyCharts 1.4.3.3 just got released. Mainly fixes for OS3.0 It now also has a 'super zoom' on the last zoom level, useful to really see all chart details. Enjoy

Yes, thats exactly what seems to be happening, even after terminating an app all memory may not be returned, so one misbehaving app (and if you keep running it), will eventually take down the entire phone. I haven't used 3.0 enough to see if that's still the case but for 2.2.1 if you have any...

Excellent! With gray I meant if you only see a gray when in airplane mode then there is no data cached to be displayed. Blue/Magenta/Red: Its the age of the gps fix. Normally it should stay blue, but if you are inside (and away from windows) it may change to red since you have not received a...

Hi Kent Memory leaks: 99% of all apps on the iPhone leaks, however SkyCharts is not one of those! :rolleyes: What does happen though is that the OS freaks when the app loads the 9Mb database and throws the AppDidReceiveMemoryWarning, but again SkyCharts does not leak, I have run it for hours in...

If there is gray then its not cached.... Did it say it was caching ? Just in case something weird happened, delete the App, install it again (you will not be charged again, iTunes knows what you have purchased), then cache Chicago. It will take about 4 minutes in wifi to download the entire...

Forgot to answer this. IFR low enroute charts will eventually be added - currently they are not supported. However, the fixes are already in the database. Just position the first slot in the FIX position, then enter the 5 nav id and tap on 'Map' and the map will be centered on it. Since its...

Btw, forgot - SkyCharts can be 'driven' from X-Plane as well, perfect as a X-Plane companion to check your current position and A/FD and TPP.

You cache charts by the name of the sectional chart. So in your case select the Omaha and Kansas City charts. However, TAC charts are currently not supported (only the sectionals are supported), but seamless zoom into TAC charts is on the to-do list.

Yes, charts/AFD/TPP's are updated every 28 days. The app will notify you when charts have expired and when new charts are available for download.