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General Discussion / Re: Pilot Aware Vector Tool not showing Mode S

« on: January 25, 2022, 11:02:27 am »

Peter

That is great and many thanks. I will check/update tomorrow and report back 

Gary

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General Discussion / Re: Pilot Aware Vector Tool not showing Mode S

« on: January 25, 2022, 05:48:27 am »

Hi Peter

1. The last 5 digits are AEA32

2.  I received a new PAW key on 26th Sept 2021. I thought I entered that and also thought I upgraded the SW. I will check both tomorrow and report back

Many thanks

Gary

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General Discussion / Pilot Aware Vector Tool not showing Mode S

« on: January 24, 2022, 06:42:47 pm »

I have a Rosetta with a Flarm mouse plugged into it and feeding into Sky Demon. I also have a Funke transponder that transmits Modes S and uncertified ADSB. I have noticed the PAW Vector tool shows a strong signal for my Flarm and ADSB but zero signal for PAW and Mode S? I have checked four other plane HEX codes that I know transmit PAW and Mode S. While these show PAW, none of them show Mode S either? Any idea?

Not sure if related to above, but flying back from Sandown on Saturday with 3 other planes (all of us with PAW) one pilot could see two of me on his Sky Demon. See two red planes on below (both me). The real "me" directly behind in his 6 o'clock but also doppelgänger me some way off in his 4 o'clock . Recently I have also noticed I sometimes see myself twice on Sky Demon with my doppelgänger in my 6 o'clock lagging slightly behind "me"? It would be good to understand what is going on and how to stop it.

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Technical Support / Re: GPS Signal Lost

« on: May 03, 2021, 04:01:56 pm »

In the threads to this post both Lee and Peter mentioned a software upgrade and Peter also mentioned this latest PAW version was 20201101. Using Neil Hathaway’s updater App, I am all ready to upgrade when I next go to airfield. However:

1.  I cant find any document on this Forum or the PAW website describing what changes or improvements the upgrade makes. Is there one and where would I find it?

2.  I dont recall ever receiving an email from PAW notifying there was a software upgrade available. Was one circulated? I am asking simply to make sure I dont miss these in the future.

3.  I currently have version 20200906 installed. Have I therefore missed any other upgrades between this and latest version  20201101?

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Technical Support / Re: GPS Signal Lost

« on: May 02, 2021, 02:13:52 pm »

OK, so I finally moved the PAW GPS mouse from glued underneath and behind the fibreglass console  shelf to now sitting on top of it, so the only thing between the GPS and the sky is my large bubble canopy. Total 100% improvement. Pilot aware on Sly Demon now fires up immediately every time and never get the “GPS signal lost” any more.

Thanks all for suggestions 

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Technical Support / Re: GPS Signal Lost

« on: April 17, 2021, 10:51:46 am »

Very helpful - ok 70 odd panel screws to undo and then redo - to get to the GPS to move it - but sounds like it has got to be done. Will then report back!

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Technical Support / Re: GPS Signal Lost

« on: April 17, 2021, 09:28:56 am »

Thanks Lee.

1.   You mention below if software it would be seen across every device. That is what is happening (i.e. showing on both my iPad and iPhone at same time). .

2. This message occurred when radio was not being used

3.  Will send the Track later

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Technical Support / Re: GPS Signal Lost

« on: April 17, 2021, 06:39:35 am »

Flying today and “GPS SIGNAL LOST” message again at 2000 feet, on one of the 5 or so occasions when the pilot aware GPS failed on a 40 minute flight. Before lockdown it was far less flakey. I therefore can’t help thinking software upgrades not hardware are causing this. I have not yet tried moving the pilot aware mouse so it is still positioned underneath the fibreglass that sits on top of the console.

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Technical Support / Re: GPS Signal Lost

« on: April 14, 2021, 06:42:48 am »

Thanks all and Peter is correct with the photo showing my pilot aware GPS mouse glued under fibreglass. On flights yesterday from Herts to Norfolk Coast (reaching upto 5000 feet) i was still intermittently losing GPS signals. I have the PAW mouse tucked under the fibreglass for aesthetics to keep my cockpit neater but think I will bite the bullet and reposition the mouse inside the cockpit but now on top of the same fibreglass. It will then have same “sky view” as the ipad with its internal GPS (which always works 100%)

Will then report back

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Technical Support / Re: GPS Signal Lost

« on: April 08, 2021, 01:56:19 pm »

1.    I attach a snapshot of my PAW home screen. This was taken yesterday, just when SD was hanging with the "GPS Signal Lost" message . I can see the bottom line GPS signal on the attached
       snapshot is orange and I wonder if that is significant. Is it informing that PAW can see 8 satellites but is only using 3. I would add when running SD using the iPad internal Location Services
      (GPS) it aways always works seamlessly and SD never ever hangs with a "GPS Signal Lost" message, never!
   
2.    Despite the above glitch, which happened just after takeoff, SD using Pilot Aware was more stable yesterday than a few days earlier. On a 40 minute flght it was generally stable but there
       were still about 4 times when it glitched and I got the "GPS Signal Lost".

Rgds

Gary



iPad mini 5         IOS13.7 (will bite the bullet and finally upgrade tonight to 14.4.2)
iPhone 12           IOS14.4.2
PAW classic        20200906   (will upgrade to 20201101 next time at airfield)
SD - iPad           3.15.1.295
SD - iPhone        3.15.1.295
FLARM               7.01

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Technical Support / Re: GPS Signal Lost

« on: April 06, 2021, 12:45:00 am »

Thanks Steveu and Peter - I will upgrade and check the points you both mentioned and report back - the GPS is the one that PAW supply that connects by a cable to the PAW unit. I did wonder if the connection had worked loose - on my Eurostar it is a 50 or so screw panel that I have to undo to get access to check

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Technical Support / GPS Signal Lost

« on: April 05, 2021, 08:07:54 pm »

Since flying resumed last week, I keep getting “GPS Signal Lost”. This seems more likely pre take-off,  but even when flying it still happens more often than not. If I have my iPhone and iPad simultaneously running SD using “Use PilotAware” they will both show “GPS Signal Lost”.  I can still hear the PAW audio warnings via PAW audio-out plumbed into my radio. If I then revert to use the iPad or iPhone internal GPS i.e. “Use Location Services” it works 100% of time but obviously SD then no longer shows other traffic.

Any clues anyone? The only thing I can think that has changed is software upgrades to SD, iPhone and iPad?




iPad mini 5         IOS14.4.1
iPhone 12           IOS14.4.2
PAW classic        20200906
SD - iPad           3.15.1
SD - iPhone        3.15.1.295
FLARM                7.01

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Technical Support / Re: iOS14 / SkyDemon connection issues

« on: October 04, 2020, 05:51:22 pm »

Hi Paul (and Peter) Yes typo on my part and I confirm my version PAW is 20200906 with a 6 (not 9) at end

iPad mini 5        IOS13.7
iPhone 11          IOS14.0.1
PAW classic       20200906
SD - iPad           3.14.4.260
SD - iPhone       3.14.4.260
FLARM              7.01

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Technical Support / Re: iOS14 / SkyDemon connection issues

« on: October 04, 2020, 09:28:24 am »

Thanks SD. Both iPad and iPhone now running PAW through SD perfectly and no “Waiting for Device” messages any more. I am however keeping iPad on IOS13.7 and not upgrading just yet.

Gary

iPad mini 5        IOS13.7
iPhone 11          IOS14.0.1
PAW classic       20200909
SD - iPad           3.14.4.260
SD - iPhone       3.14.4.260
FLARM              7.01

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Technical Support / Re: Hanging error message “Connecting to Device” - revisited

« on: September 24, 2020, 12:11:23 am »

Exactly like jrb reported above, my iPhone is still stubbornly refusing to run SD with PilotAware since my iPhone upgraded to IOS 14.0, even with the SD iPhone upgrade to 3.14.3.258.

My iPad (still on old IOS13.7) continues to work fine.

Gary

iPad mini 5 IOS13.7
iPhone 11 IOS14.0
PAW classic Version 20200909
SD on iPad Version 3.14.2.254
SD on iPhone Version 3.14.3.258