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FlightView Installation and User Manual (Live Version) – The definitive guide to installing and using FlightView. Continuously updated, so check back frequently. A downloadable PDF copy is available here.
FlightView Frequently Asked Questions – our comprehensive FAQ document for answers to many common FlightView questions.
FlightView Training Video Playlist – Our growing library of FlightView training videos.
Getting Started Tutorial – Watch our comprehensive FlightView application video tutorial. Start off with a review of the core features. Briefly discuss the architecture. Walk through the process of installing the app from the App Store, and then dive into a screen-by-screen review of the key elements of the app.
Install The FlightView App – The FlightView app is currently available from Apple’s App Store. To install the FlightView app, search for “FlightView EFIS” in the App Store or click this link in Safari on your iPad.
Get FlightView Credentials – To complete the installation of FlightView, you’ll need a user name (typically your email address) and a password. Click here to request your credentials.
Password Reset – Click this link to reset your FlightView password.
Connecting a Trig TT2x Transponder with FlightView
Pre-Made Harness
The TT2x transponder connects to FlightView using a FlightLink USB-to-RS485 adapter. That adapter connects the two TMAP lines (A & B) to the TMAP inputs on the Trig harness via the DB-9 connector that would ordinarily be used for the control head.
If you purchased the pre-made TT2x harness, it comes with the FlightView TT22 cable which is terminated in a DB-9. Simply plug that DB9 into the controller connector on the harness and connect the USB port to your FlightView system’s USB hub.
DIY Harness
If you opt to build your own harness rather than using the pre-built Trig harness, you will need to order a bare-wire FlightView TT22 connector. Connect the TMAP A and B lines from the FlightLink TT22 adapter to the TMAP A and B pins on the transponder.
Note that you will also need to connect the Power ON pin (13) to a ground pin to get the transponder to power up. This can simply be a permanent link from pin 13 to one of the ground pins or it can be through a switch on the panel. Be careful here – the Power ON pin is NOT the same as the Controller Power pin. If you connect Controller Power to ground you create a dead short. (All other pins on the DB-25 as per the Trig documents.)
TY91 Wiring Diagram – TC90 Control Head
TY91 Wiring Diagram – Direct
Installing a Trig TY91 COM Radio
There are two options for connecting FlightView with the TY91. If you purchased and installed the Trig control head, you will need to use option 1 (FlightLink RS-232 to the TC90 Control Head). If you did not purchase the control head you will need option 2 (FlightLink RS-485 Direct To The TY91).
FlightLink RS-232 to the TC90 Control Head
Connecting to the TC90 control head allows you to use either the control head or the COM interface in FlightView to set the active frequency. All other configuration (volume, squelch, side-tone, etc.) is handled by the control head. This option is good if you have the panel space for the control head, as it gives you two methods for controlling the TY91 radio.
The TC90 control head has an RS-232 communications port that “speaks” the Garmin SL-40 protocol. To interface this with FlightView, you will need a FlightLink COM 1 cable. Connect the orange Tx line on the cable to the Rx pin (6) on the TC90 control head. Connect the yellow Rx line on the cable to the Tx pin (5) on the TC90 control head. Connect the black ground line to any available ground pin.
A wiring diagram for connections using the TC90 control head is available here.
On the COM 1 configuration in FlightView (More… => Menu => System Hardware => Com One Radio) you need to enable the radio with the COM 1 Enabled switch, then select Garmin SL-40 as the Model.
FlightLinkRS-485 Direct To The TY91
Using a direct connection between FlightView and the TY91 radio saves panel space and a small amount of money by foregoing the control head. In this case, all configuration of the radio is handled through FlightView. The active frequency is set using the standard FlightView COM screen. Radio options including volume, squelch, side-tone, and intercom config are handled through the COM 1 screen in system settings.
The TY91 uses Trig’s TMAP protocol to communicate with the controller (in this case, FlightView). The physical link used to establish the connection is an RS-485 adapter (a different model from the RS-485 adapter used with the TT2x transponder). If you order the TY91 bundle from us, it comes complete with the Trig factory harness and a FlightLink interface cable that connects to the DB-15 plug for the control head on the Trig harness. In this case all you need to do is connect the DB15 to the harness and the USB plug to an available USB port on your FlightView system.
If you opt to build your own harness, you will need a FlightLink TY91 COM Bare Wire adapter from us – not just any RS-485 adapter can be used. You will need to connect the A line (yellow wire) to the A pin (3) on the TY91 (pin 3) and the B line (blue wire) to the B pin (4) on the TY91. You will also need to connect Power ON (pin 13) to a ground pin to turn the radio on. (All other pins on the DB-25 as per the Trig documents.)
A wiring diagram showing a direct connection from FlightView to the TY91 is available here.
Recent FAQs
Currently, FlightView supports the Trig TT21 and TT22 Mode ES transponders. If you’re operating in the US, you want the TT22 – it meets all the requirements for the 2020 mandate.
Note that you’ll need a 2020-compliant position source – either Trig’s TN72 GPS or an approved IFR navigator with WAAS support like the Garmin GTN, GPS, and GNS units, or the Avidyne IFD line.
FlightView / FlightBox Pro NORSEE
For FightView and FlightBox Pro, you have two options: you can install a belly mount transponder-style antenna (either “stick-and-ball” or blade) or you can install a set of antennas in the cabin. The belly-mount option is cleaner, but more expensive and time-consuming. The cabin mount options is easier but has visible wires and sits in the window.
FlightBox/FlightBox Plus Portables
Portables installed in certified aircrat also have two options. You can connect the included high-gain rubber-duck antennas directly to the SMA jacks on the box, or you can use the in-cabin kit to remote mount the box and place the antennas in the window. If you are using a portable in an experimental aircraft, you can use the any of the three options: directly attached to the box, remotely mounted in the cabin, or belly mounted.
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