I'd say, in order to get ship attitude displyaed in synthetic vision, you need an attitude source (aka AHRS). And here your choices may be limited to some Garmin products (notably to Garmin ADSB-In receivers that also have an AHRS). It is not the ADBS-In data that creates the attitude view, nor would all ADSB-In receivers necessarily come with an AHRS. Having said this, the larger aero 760 seem to have an in-built AHRT that provides attitude information.
Hi, I have the Aera 790, but my question is, my Bluetooth does not want to connect even to my phone, Samsung, do they only connect to iohonescndvioads via Bluetooth?. And secondly I bought Skydemon already, will aera integrate with Skydemon also or only Fflight and Garmin pilot?. My aera 795 also does not show a wifi connection like others on TH-cam, if you maybe could advise me. Thank you
Can you load an approach from FF (with an initial approach fix) and send it to the Garmin? I understand the Garmin Aera can't do initial approach fixes- only a final approach fix.
Yes you can. 1. Select the desired Approach in ForeFlight. 2. In the ForeFlight edit menu, click on the Approach Procedure bubble. 3. In the drop-down menu, select “expand” for the procedure. You will now see all of the fixes/waypoints for the selected approach broken out into their individual components. Now send the flight plan to your Garmin device. You will now see the entire approach procedure depicted on your Garmin device. However, you will notice that Garmin will not recognize the names of all the waypoints and/or fixes. It will, however, insert all of them and define them as user waypoints. Hope this helps. Note: I have noticed at times when doing this that a runway threshold will not be recognized in my Garman device. There are times when it will insert the runway threshold as a waypoint not associated with the procedure. The correct runway threshold may be obtained simply by selecting the approach in your Garmin device and cleaning up the flight plan so it flows properly.
Unfortunately, if you are using a GDL50/51/52 unit with Aera 660 and Ipad, you can only connect 1 device on the 660 via BT. So, if you connect Aera to FF, you will lose the GDL on the 660. GDL5x will remain connected to Ipad and FF. I'm guessing you will need to hardwire GDL5x to Aera 660/760.
Hi, so can one connect aera via Bluetooth to iPad ( just to share the flight plan that was created on my iPad foreflight, , and iPad has a Sim and use that for my forefflifght as normal when flying?
I may be wrong about transferring from FF to Aera pertaining to longitude/latitude but visual procedures cannot be transferred at least on my unit from my iPad 11" pro.
Hello. Based on your comments I created a flight plan in ForeFlight on my iPad and established multiple user way points based on latitude and longitude. They transferred to the aera 660 without issue. Also tried the reverse and they transferred to the iPad without issue.
@@sogpilot3137 Thanks.. I verified that also but there was on one incident a slight change in the flight path between the path on FF and the path shown on Aera after transfer fro FF to Aeera.
My Aera 660 will not connect automatically to the Flightstream 210. I have to manually connect it everytime I start my airplane by going into the setup menu. The automatic connect is enabled. Any ideas what I am doing wrong? Thanx for the great video.
Interesting…it seems my 660 connects w 210 automatically every time. One difference may be that my 660 is hardwired to the GTX 345 for ADSB and uses the BT to 210 only for flight plan data
Since the ESG uses wireless on the iPad and the Garmin uses Bluetooth your able to connect them at the same time? I have the same config, an Ipad foreflight to ESG and the Aera 660. Avionics shop didn't explain the ESG doesn't integrate with Garmin.
Hello. Yes, the iPad connects with X-Plane via WiFi and Garmin 660 connects to the iPad via Bluetooth for the purpose of syncing flight plans between the two devices. However, the 660 connects to the X-plane via hard wire as described in the link contained in the description.
Hello. The 760, like the 660, includes IFR and VFR charts for situational awareness. I chose the 660 because I have limited panel space and I primarily use my iPad mini with ForeFlight.
@@sogpilot3137 thanks! The garmin info page is a bit confusing as it doesn't mention IFR for the 760, it is something I need to special order and the dealer know nothing about these aero tablets.
Unfortunately cannot transfer properly from FF to Aera visual procedures. Also cannot transfer edits made in FF to Aera that are graphical edits that modify a flight path that is just identified by longitude/latitude.
I didn’t realize visual procedures would not transfer. Verified that just now. Frankly, I’ve never found the visual procedures in ForeFlight useful because they almost always are incorrect with regard to pattern entry. When flying the visual, I simply enter the airport and set extended runway center lines to help plan the pattern entry prior to arrival.
One of his key reasons to use it on dedicated hardware was to eliminate the ipad overheating problem. Using Pilot would be a compromise. Using an aera plus your preferred nav planning software (eg, FF or Skydemon) on an ipad gives him the best of both worlds, and redundancy
Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks. Nice job on the presentation.
Glad it helped.
Great video, I have both for the same reason. Say hi next time at KPWT I'll buy you a cup of coffee!
Very well explained!!! i'm convinced to get an AERA660!! thanks for the advice SOG pilot.
Welcome
Good video. I was able to replicate what you were showing and will definitely make use of some of it. Thank you.
Great info - and impressive this works - thanks for posting
Glad you found it useful
I'd say, in order to get ship attitude displyaed in synthetic vision, you need an attitude source (aka AHRS). And here your choices may be limited to some Garmin products (notably to Garmin ADSB-In receivers that also have an AHRS). It is not the ADBS-In data that creates the attitude view, nor would all ADSB-In receivers necessarily come with an AHRS.
Having said this, the larger aero 760 seem to have an in-built AHRT that provides attitude information.
Hi, I have the Aera 790, but my question is, my Bluetooth does not want to connect even to my phone, Samsung, do they only connect to iohonescndvioads via Bluetooth?. And secondly I bought Skydemon already, will aera integrate with Skydemon also or only Fflight and Garmin pilot?. My aera 795 also does not show a wifi connection like others on TH-cam, if you maybe could advise me.
Thank you
Great video. Clear and to the point!
Excellent video. Not sure if you do this professionally but you could. Thanks again
Thank you - Great video and very useful
Welcome. Glad you found it useful.
It’s a good interface between Fireflight and AP
I read, only the 760 can use IFR and RNAV, can you load RNAV App in the 660?
Can you load an approach from FF (with an initial approach fix) and send it to the Garmin? I understand the Garmin Aera can't do initial approach fixes- only a final approach fix.
Yes you can.
1. Select the desired Approach in ForeFlight.
2. In the ForeFlight edit menu, click on the Approach Procedure bubble.
3. In the drop-down menu, select “expand” for the procedure.
You will now see all of the fixes/waypoints for the selected approach broken out into their individual components.
Now send the flight plan to your Garmin device.
You will now see the entire approach procedure depicted on your Garmin device.
However, you will notice that Garmin will not recognize the names of all the waypoints and/or fixes. It will, however, insert all of them and define them as user waypoints. Hope this helps.
Note: I have noticed at times when doing this that a runway threshold will not be recognized in my Garman device. There are times when it will insert the runway threshold as a waypoint not associated with the procedure. The correct runway threshold may be obtained simply by selecting the approach in your Garmin device and cleaning up the flight plan so it flows properly.
Would the earlier models, aera500 and up have the capability to transfer flight plans?
Hi Glenn. I don’t think earlier generations of Aera have flight plan sharing.
Unfortunately, if you are using a GDL50/51/52 unit with Aera 660 and Ipad, you can only connect 1 device on the 660 via BT. So, if you connect Aera to FF, you will lose the GDL on the 660. GDL5x will remain connected to Ipad and FF. I'm guessing you will need to hardwire GDL5x to Aera 660/760.
Hi, so can one connect aera via Bluetooth to iPad ( just to share the flight plan that was created on my iPad foreflight, , and iPad has a Sim and use that for my forefflifght as normal when flying?
I may be wrong about transferring from FF to Aera pertaining to longitude/latitude but visual procedures cannot be transferred at least on my unit from my iPad 11" pro.
Hello. Based on your comments I created a flight plan in ForeFlight on my iPad and established multiple user way points based on latitude and longitude. They transferred to the aera 660 without issue. Also tried the reverse and they transferred to the iPad without issue.
@@sogpilot3137 Thanks.. I verified that also but there was on one incident a slight change in the flight path between the path on FF and the path shown on Aera after transfer fro FF to Aeera.
I have problema with my aéra 660 because I can't open ALL funcions after turn on
My Aera 660 will not connect automatically to the Flightstream 210. I have to manually connect it everytime I start my airplane by going into the setup menu. The automatic connect is enabled. Any ideas what I am doing wrong? Thanx for the great video.
Hello. Yes, my experience is the same. I connect each time using the setup menu.
Interesting…it seems my 660 connects w 210 automatically every time. One difference may be that my 660 is hardwired to the GTX 345 for ADSB and uses the BT to 210 only for flight plan data
Same here. I have to go into the set up manual and make my connection each flight.
Since the ESG uses wireless on the iPad and the Garmin uses Bluetooth your able to connect them at the same time? I have the same config, an Ipad foreflight to ESG and the Aera 660. Avionics shop didn't explain the ESG doesn't integrate with Garmin.
Hello. Yes, the iPad connects with X-Plane via WiFi and Garmin 660 connects to the iPad via Bluetooth for the purpose of syncing flight plans between the two devices. However, the 660 connects to the X-plane via hard wire as described in the link contained in the description.
You know I wonder if an ipad running Garmin pilot would be more capable, and get along even better with the 660?
Hello. No question it would. Garmin likes to play in their own sandbox.
I am looking at the newer and larger 760, but it seemed that only the 660 have IFR mode at least on the map.
Is this IFR capable?
Hello. The 760, like the 660, includes IFR and VFR charts for situational awareness. I chose the 660 because I have limited panel space and I primarily use my iPad mini with ForeFlight.
@@sogpilot3137 thanks!
The garmin info page is a bit confusing as it doesn't mention IFR for the 760, it is something I need to special order and the dealer know nothing about these aero tablets.
How are they both connected? Via a WiFi dongle of some sort?
Hello. The Aera 660 and iPad (ForeFlight) communicate via Bluetooth connection
Can I have the same connectivity and functionality between 660 and iPad with iFLY gps EFB
Hello. I don’t know about iFly compatibility.
I need help
Super helpful. Thank you.
Welcome. Glad you found it useful.
Unfortunately cannot transfer properly from FF to Aera visual procedures. Also cannot transfer edits made in FF to Aera that are graphical edits that modify a flight path that is just identified by longitude/latitude.
I didn’t realize visual procedures would not transfer. Verified that just now. Frankly, I’ve never found the visual procedures in ForeFlight useful because they almost always are incorrect with regard to pattern entry. When flying the visual, I simply enter the airport and set extended runway center lines to help plan the pattern entry prior to arrival.
Should of used Garmin Pilot!
One of his key reasons to use it on dedicated hardware was to eliminate the ipad overheating problem. Using Pilot would be a compromise. Using an aera plus your preferred nav planning software (eg, FF or Skydemon) on an ipad gives him the best of both worlds, and redundancy
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