Parachutes!

[Smaragd]

I've not been on the Forum for a while so may have missed a similar query.
Flew yesterday with EasyVFR4 for the first time as my display. EVFR4 has different icons for powered aircraft, glider and parachute. Was surprised to see several parachute icons, particularly as some of them were moving quite fast! At least 4 also showed registration - G-INFO revealed that there were 3 PA28s and 1 Icarus.
Question - why are they being incorrectly shown as parachutes? 

[steveu]

I've not been on the Forum for a while so may have missed a similar query.
Flew yesterday with EasyVFR4 for the first time as my display. EVFR4 has different icons for powered aircraft, glider and parachute. Was surprised to see several parachute icons, particularly as some of them were moving quite fast! At least 4 also showed registration - G-INFO revealed that there were 3 PA28s and 1 Icarus.
Question - why are they being incorrectly shown as parachutes?

I'd be interested to know which protocol EasyVFR is using for traffic, although I find it quite difficult to use. I've got a basic version loaded to help a friend with interface issues on a Sky Echo II.

If no one else on any of the other EFBs has seen this issue, then it's a bug in EasyVFR.

I'm guessing most people sticking with EasyVFR bought lifetime subscriptions. We could debate how good the move from 3 to 4 was, and ask how many voted with their feet.

[neilmurg]

I noticed a lot higher proportion than I expected of motor gliders (I think) on Skydemon, and they were QUICK. I wondered if it's because it's the default aircraft type on FX.
(I haven't got ours available to check that 'Motor Glider' is the default type out of the box, but it looked like it wasn't 'powered aircraft')

[Smaragd]

Re my original post, it's not an EasyVFR matter, it's just that EVFR displays parachutes differently so I noticed it. PAW playback also shows the same identification as parachute for G-SARM (a C42) and G-BNRP and G-BOJW (PA28s). So my original question, more specifically: why are they being shown as parachutes on PAW?

[Admin]

Is this FX or Rosetta ?
And what software version ?
Thx
Lee

[neilmurg]

Is this FX or Rosetta ? And what software version ?
Thx Lee

For me FX, latest version 1.10? (haven't got it with me)
My supposition is that it's FX users who haven't modified their aircraft type in the setup and as supplied it comes as motor glider/powered parachute?

[Smaragd]

And for me, Classic and I still have to load the latest October software.