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n223rv(at)wolflakeairport
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 Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:05 am Post subject: WingX question |
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On Foreflight, you can buy one subscription and it works For both the iPhone and iPad.
Is it the same for WingX, or do you need 2 subscriptions? One for ipad and one for iPhone?
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simie1(at)knology.net
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 3:37 am Post subject: WingX question |
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I have both WingX and Foreflight ----- WingX only works on my iPad --- Foreflight works on iPad and iPhone ------ overall I prefer WingX, but wish it would transfer to my iPhone.
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n223rv(at)wolflakeairport
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:13 am Post subject: WingX question |
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<<WingX only works on my iPad --- Foreflight works on iPad and iPhone>>
So that's the deal breaker for me. Foreflight works on both. I use it in my iPhone 90% and iPad 10% (probably because I always carry the iPhone). I don't want to drop another $100 if I can't use it on both. I'll stick with my Foreflight!!
-Mike Kraus
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On Sep 17, 2011, at 7:33 AM, "Ronald Simonton" <simie1(at)knology.net (simie1(at)knology.net)> wrote:
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I have both WingX and Foreflight ----- WingX only works on my iPad --- Foreflight works on iPad and iPhone ------ overall I prefer WingX, but wish it would transfer to my iPhone.
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Tim Olson
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:31 am Post subject: WingX question |
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Well, wingX *is* on both my iPhone and ipad, but it does mostly suck on the iPhone. I've been shocked that they don't focus any effort on it.
I still stand by my earlier assessment that WingX is better in flight (on ipad) than foreflight, but foreflight is better pre-flight by far.
For those flying lots of IFR, wingX with georeferenced charts add-on is great. Then still keep a NON-Georef subscription to foreflight and you get all you need to do it all.
If you want to save money then drop the georeferencing.
If you don't fly IFR I'd skip ALL georeferencing and maybe just do foreflight. The biggest benefits of wingX become more useful when flying IFR and manipulating approach plates and charts, and the georef taxi diagrams.
I had to laugh when seeing the 3D garmin 796....what a joke. Like seeing a 3D airplane in the middle of the screen will do anything for you. They call it ipad killer but that product is a real joke at over 2000$. You coould buy an ipad AND wingX and foreflight AND data subscriptions for many years for that price. And it weighs much more and is thicker and smaller and less useful for other things you may want, and still has less battery life. Foreflights last announcement email says that they plan XM weather in their next release or version....soon. And you can already get ADS-B on some software. It's still evolving. A 796 is likely to stay as-is until the 896 comes out. I used to love garmin handhelds, but today it seems a bit like the days of my initial GPS systems....when garmins non-aviation boxes were limited to 90kts to force you to pay more for aviation models.
Their glory days of the 396/496 are now behind them and they will have to play catch-up better than they are....even their phone apps are released with less feature for more money.
Tim
On Sep 17, 2011, at 6:33 AM, "Ronald Simonton" <simie1(at)knology.net (simie1(at)knology.net)> wrote:
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I have both WingX and Foreflight ----- WingX only works on my iPad --- Foreflight works on iPad and iPhone ------ overall I prefer WingX, but wish it would transfer to my iPhone.
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Albert Gardner
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| Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 6:17 am Post subject: WingX question |
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I first used an ipad on my 5 week jaunt around the country and learned to love it. Takes some getting used to and I really looking to their adding weather. I have an 496 and will probably keep it just for that reason until they do and maybe even after for backup. Haven’t used WingX, I’m VFR only but Foreflight is great. I prefer the airport info from FlightguideEFB but Foreflight is adequate. I miss having the reverse side of TAC charts though. That’s the side that has the VFR routes through class B. Fuel prices are nice to have but you’d better call to verify. Otherwise it seems they just raised them yesterday. Haven’t found a great way to mount the ipad yet.
Albert Gardner
N991RV
Yuma AZ
From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Tim Olson
Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2011 6:29 AM
To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com
Subject: Re: WingX question
Well, wingX *is* on both my iPhone and ipad, but it does mostly suck on the iPhone. I've been shocked that they don't focus any effort on it.
I still stand by my earlier assessment that WingX is better in flight (on ipad) than foreflight, but foreflight is better pre-flight by far.
For those flying lots of IFR, wingX with georeferenced charts add-on is great. Then still keep a NON-Georef subscription to foreflight and you get all you need to do it all.
If you want to save money then drop the georeferencing.
If you don't fly IFR I'd skip ALL georeferencing and maybe just do foreflight. The biggest benefits of wingX become more useful when flying IFR and manipulating approach plates and charts, and the georef taxi diagrams.
I had to laugh when seeing the 3D garmin 796....what a joke. Like seeing a 3D airplane in the middle of the screen will do anything for you. They call it ipad killer but that product is a real joke at over 2000$. You coould buy an ipad AND wingX and foreflight AND data subscriptions for many years for that price. And it weighs much more and is thicker and smaller and less useful for other things you may want, and still has less battery life. Foreflights last announcement email says that they plan XM weather in their next release or version....soon. And you can already get ADS-B on some software. It's still evolving. A 796 is likely to stay as-is until the 896 comes out. I used to love garmin handhelds, but today it seems a bit like the days of my initial GPS systems....when garmins non-aviation boxes were limited to 90kts to force you to pay more for aviation models.
Their glory days of the 396/496 are now behind them and they will have to play catch-up better than they are....even their phone apps are released with less feature for more money.
Tim
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