Let's get ForeFlight to add support for more ADS-B receivers!

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Hi guys,

Let's convince ForeFlight to add support for more ADS-B receivers. The ADS-B market is exploding when innovation in performance, capability, and cost. However, ForeFlight has tethered themselves exclusively to the Stratus (expensive, and at the low end of the features and reliability totem pole).

Please let the ForeFlight team know that you too, would like to see support for other ADS-B receivers like the Sagetech Clarity, Dual, and Skyradar units!

Here's an email I wrote to [email protected]:
(Apologies to any Wing-X advocates---I use it but I think it really is lacking by comparison.)

Dear ForeFlight team,

You guys have by far the best in-cockpit app in the business. Your ease of use, polish, and attention to detail make Wing-X look silly by comparison.

Unfortunately, I've been recently forced to give up on ForeFlight and switch to Wing-X because of Foreflight's very limited ADS-B receiver support. The Stratus receiver is simply not up to par in comparison to the other units on the market. It's expensive, bulky, and has a tendency to shut down in-flight due to it's very limited operating temperature range. The Stratus maximum operating temperature is 95F, and sadly no GA glare shield I've experienced regularly stays below 95F. Sagetech, Garmin, and even SkyRadar are making ADS-B receivers that outdo the Stratus in RF performance, form factor, and cost.

In short, Sagetech is to Stratus as ForeFlight is to Wing-X. Please save me from Wing-X. It really, really hurts.

David

(who's SkyRadar ADS-B receiver is ugly, but high performing and relatively inexpensive)
 
I haven't made my decision on when to purchase ADS-B, but it's coming. And I will echo the sentiment that having a choice and competition amongst receivers will certainly be a significant factor in the decision.

Not going to e-mail Foreflight about it right now, though. Want to see more info on whether or not their chose bedfellow's receiver is better than the competition first.

If y'all start seeing me post trial comparisons between Foreflight and WingX, that'll be a Big Hint(TM). If WingX were driving me nuts, I wouldn't care.

But split screen and terrain are already significant draws toward me thinking it's time to demo it. Don't think they do georeferenced Approach plates yet, though... Do they? That's also a Big Deal(TM) to me.

Obviously I haven't compared yet or looked at feature-sets in a while. But if I do, it'll be related to the price point and quality level of the ADS-B receiver options.
 
denverpilot said:
I haven't made my decision on when to purchase ADS-B, but it's coming. And I will echo the sentiment that having a choice and competition amongst receivers will certainly be a significant factor in the decision.

Not going to e-mail Foreflight about it right now, though. Want to see more info on whether or not their chose bedfellow's receiver is better than the competition first.

If y'all start seeing me post trial comparisons between Foreflight and WingX, that'll be a Big Hint(TM). If WingX were driving me nuts, I wouldn't care.

But split screen and terrain are already significant draws toward me thinking it's time to demo it. Don't think they do georeferenced Approach plates yet, though... Do they? That's also a Big Deal(TM) to me.

Obviously I haven't compared yet or looked at feature-sets in a while. But if I do, it'll be related to the price point and quality level of the ADS-B receiver options.
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Don't forget the gdl39... It seems to be a well thought out unit.

Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk 2
 
Nate, Wing-X DOES have geo-referenced approach plates, and has had for a while now.

David, I can attest that on my first flight with my Stratus it shut down because it was too hot. I've taken to keeping it in the pocket by my shin.

I really wish that the ADS-B units weren't tied to a particular software implementation, but most of them seem to be. I haven't found a single one that will work with both Wing-X and ForeFlight.
 
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