Hi All,
Just to keep you updated, Alan G and I finally managed to get airborne this afternoon (both in the same plane as his is still being fixed) to test Lee's latest PAW/FLARM Integration 'Engineering Build' software. This proved useful as I could monitor the Traffic Screen while Alan watched his Nav System Chart (in his case easyVFR) from the back seat - and we had 2 sets of eyes to keep watch outside as well !!!
We initially headed over towards Loch Leven (nominally routing to Balado) hoping to pass close to gliders taking part in a competition from Portmoak, having seen several active in the area on OGN earlier in the day. Initially, we saw nothing on screen except airliners going in to Edinburgh - nice to see them as proper 'Jet' symbols on both SkyDemon and EasyVFR though! (as well as the Engineering version of PAW, I am also running the latest iOS beta test version of SD). Aircraft 'type specific' symbols will appear with the next release of PilotAware.
As we got closer to Loch Leven, I finally picked up a couple of flarm contacts on my traffic screen as we passed to the north of the Lomond Hills at about 3,000 ft. Alan immediately reported them visible on his Nav Screen well out over Loch Leven, then suddenly lots more appeared from behind the lee of the slope, where - being unable to achieve significant lift to clear the hill, they had been hidden from our approach by the terrain. Even this late in the day we counted at least 15 active gliders on screen at the same time with loads more on the ground at Portmoak. Once out in the clear, they were easily visible as moving 'Glider' symbols at up to 7Km and I was able to grab some screenshots (see below).
As anticipated, relative altitude reporting on the 'Nav' screen is now OK, however we still have a problem with constantly repeating audio alerts. I had a brief chat with Lee on the phone about this on my way home and have provided him with our track log and screenshots to aid investigation.
Regards
Peter & Alan G