Last Friday evening I had the honor and privilege of giving a presentation on ADS-B, Stratux, and FlightBox at VAA Chapter 16 in Gardner Kansas. The talk covered all the basics of ADS-B In and Out, as well as an introduction to Stratux and FlightBox. There were something like 30 – 40 people at the meeting, and they seemed to like the presentation, so I’ve decided to share a PDF of it for anyone who’s interested. They devoted over two hours of their weekend, asked a lot of good questions that I hope to wrap up into an FAQ, and in general were great hosts and a wonderful audience. (I ended up joining the chapter – $20 well spent.)
ADS-B is confusing: two system (UAT / 1090) and two function (out / in). I hope this helps clear up some of the questions. Please let me know if you would like a live presentation – I really enjoy meeting people and geeking out on all-things aviation.
Shipping product?
Starting to. 25 units went out this evening. Another 50 will go out tomorrow. I will be posting an update on the blog tomorrow or Friday.
great video, thanks for doing all this.
My kit arrived 3/23. Assembled and tested ok 3/25. Now have to get Wing-X!
Got my unit 3/25/16. Worked great on Foreflight on my IPad. Had my friend with his IPhone worked at same time.
Does it work with the iFLY 740?
Yes – it works with the 740, 720, and the tablet apps as well.
Received my kit. Very impressed, nice work. What power source do you recommend? Thank you
My personal preference is the Anker PowerDrive 2 cigarette lighter adapter. It puts out > 2 amps on each port, so it can run the FlightBox and charge an iPad at the same time. If you want to go completely portable, I recommend the Anker E3, E5, and E7 batteries. All of the Anker gear is available on Amazon.com (and they sell it cheaper than I can buy it wholesale).
how does this connect to the iPad? can I connect it to a computer at home? if so how? thanks so much looks like a promising product.
Hi Mike,
The FlightBox acts as a Wifi access point. Your tablet, phone, or computer connects to it just like it would to your home router. You will need an EFB app on a mobile device to display the data. There’s an onboard web interface that lets you check status and adjust the configuration, but it doesn’t have a moving map or provide the weather data in a useable format. Please see the FlightBox page for list of compatible apps.
Thanks,
Steve