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3/15/2019 3:02 PM
 

The most common pilot deviation is altitude busting.

My wish: A button that allows a pilot to input any altitude such as an ATC assigned altitude.

How about making the MSL & AGL instruments double as altitude buttons (uses no extra real estate) that pops up a field and large keypad with 1-9, 0, 00, 000, 500, "cancel" & "accept." You enter an assigned or intended altitude, press accept or cancel.

When the aircraft climbs or descends within 300' of this altitude a red warning appears on screen. A tap anywhere on screen removes the warning screen warning and the altitude from the warning selection.

To remove an altitude warning before it is issued tape the MSL or AGL button and select cancel. 

 
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3/18/2019 7:45 PM
 

I like this idea.  I'm thinking it needs to be related to the Indicated Altitude instrument though.  It would provide and extra reminder to check my certified altimeter.

Doug


Rusty IFR pilot. Liking iFly GPS.
 
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3/18/2019 11:51 PM
 

I also like this idea, but ... perhaps you could attain the desired altitude via the altimeter, then slect "this altitude" and tell me when I deviate a predefined altitude - I'd like 200', you might like 300', etc.

 
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3/19/2019 9:11 AM
 
Don Norris wrote:

I also like this idea, but ... perhaps you could attain the desired altitude via the altimeter, then slect "this altitude" and tell me when I deviate a predefined altitude - I'd like 200', you might like 300', etc.

Similar to a thought that I had for altitude monitoring.  I was imagining an iFly instrument that works just like the Cruise Control on your car.  You guide the airplane to a desired altitude by reference to the certified altimeter, then tap the iFLy instrument to let it start monitoring deviations from that value.  The tool would not display a baro altitude number, but rather only the + or - gps altitude changes relative to a gps reference altitude that you identified with your tap. Three examples of alerts in different states here.

 

 

When you do tap, the instrument could pop up a short menu showing you the current set of deviation limits and giving you a means to adjust them (either by numeric entry or +/-  buttons), or maybe cancel a previously armed alert, keep previous alert altitude, or exit the menu, and allowing you to configure what happens when a limit is busted.  Then if you don't tap anything on the menu within 2 or 3 seconds, the menu disappears automatically, and the monitoring acts on the last known setup.  Another part of the pop-up menu could show the altitude setpoint (GPS by default) that you are monitoring, but perhaps allow you to enter the certified Altimeter value that you were reading when you tapped; these altitude numbers don't need to display, but when you tap, you could see a reminder of what your setup is.

Would be great for enroute or anytime you level off by reference to the altimeter.


Rusty IFR pilot. Liking iFly GPS.
 
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3/19/2019 11:52 AM
 

Exactly Doug, I love it.

 
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