Hi
I have just started using the PAW in a Piper Tri pacer with aerials mounted on front cowling powered by higher ampage cigarette lighter adaptor.
I fly out of Shoreham and see all the commercial Gatwick traffic but don't remember, after several trips, seeing any local non commercial traffic. Any checks I should do to see if it is working properly?
Many thanks
Ian
Hi Ian,
Further to Jeremy's advice above, he is correct about the iPad screensaver issue. I run my PAW with an iPad Mini 3 and have never experienced the screen saver coming on when running PAW. I have occasionally experienced dropout problems if I keep switching between for example SD and the PAW screens, which I need to do fairly often during testing. This has generally been because I have 'single pressed' the home button to change back to SD which effectively means SD has to be restarted. Double clicking the 'home' button to reselect SD usually prevents the link from dropping out.
I also agree with Jeremy about checking to see if the PAW itself has been dropping out. I presume you are using the supplied power lead, but cigarette lighter adapters are notoriously inconsistent. It must provide at least 2 amps at 5 volts consistently to run your PAW reliably. I know Lee and others now recommend this one:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-PowerDrive-2-Port-Charger-iPhone/dp/B00VH84L5E/ref=dp_ob_title_ce....though you will also find others recommended in the forums.
With regard to your comments about other traffic, remember that with the exception of Commercial ADSB, there are still relatively few ADSB and PilotAware P3i units out there. Have you enabled 'Mode-S' in (Configure)? It is disabled by default to let new users get used to the basic system before being bombarded with other information. You need to select a 'Mode-S Separation' level (try +/- 30,000 ft initially to see what appears, then reset to say +/- 2000 ft for practical use) and also set a 'range' in 'Mode-S Detect'. The Medium or Short Ranges are best for general flying but 'Long' Range will bring in contacts from further away. Or you could try the 'Testing' setting but be prepared to be swamped with alerts from very far off CAT Mode-S traffic - hence for Testing only.
Similarly, you need to have appropriate settings in SD / Settings / Navigation Options set for 'Show Within Vertically' and 'Show Bearingless Targets' enabled.
I take it you have read the PilotAware Operating Manual at...
http://www.pilotawarehardware.com/dl/PAWOperationManual.pdf....and are aware of the audio out and the significance of the various alert messages.
Hope this helps
Regards
Peter