The flight information system was designed from day one to integrate with
multiple data sources. It currently supports X-Plane and MS FS2020 flight simulators
It also supports Device Location Services (GPS).
When starting the app you will be given the possibility to choose a data source
in a screen similar to the one below:
At startup and by default, AirTrack will automatically select the first available
data source and start capturing data.
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The iPad/iPhone Location Services data source
With this mode the application will collect geographical information from the
builtin device location services as well as heading when a compass is available and will use
these to determine how and where you are moving towards.
You can use it standing still to know where you are or to find out
the bearing to a certain destination. But you can also use it in a moving
vehicle to simulate a full flight experience, tracking your route, your
heading, your speed, and doing this all as if you were sitting on a plane.
Things like wind speed, direction or outside temperature cannot be
collected by the iPad or iPhone; but to make it more fun we have added a bit of
magic: take
the nearest airport's METAR to get your "virtual" wind speed, direction,
temperature and barometric pressure, and use these as if they were real.
The X-Plane and MSFS 2020 data sources
The recipe is simple; track and control your flights wirelessly using your
device. Move around the house, read the newspaper, lie in the
sofa and enjoy your flight.
By running a small plugin which can be freely downloaded from this website, and
using your wireless network,the simulator will broadcast all relevant flight data to the
App.
Now run the app on your device and as if by magic, your flight will be detected
and you will be able to select it; by doing it you will "tune-in" and track
the flight.
In return, if you change something in AirTrack it will be sent back to the simulator.
If you have multiple computers doing multiple flights you can tune each one
individually. If you have multiple iPhones, iPads or iPods you can "tune-into"
one or multiple flights. There is no limit in the number of devices you can
attach nor the number of flights you can have, and all this happens without
you having to configure or know anything about computer networks: Just
launch and you're on.
Next topic: The PFD
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