iPad/Weather

[flyingmk]

Looking for info on live in flight weather for the iPad.

Waiting for XM to step up!!

 

[TMMT]

I use this...

http://www.foreflight.com/ipad

 

[flyingmk]

I've seen foreflight and it looks great. But can you get live weather inflight??

 

[ultrarunner]

No you can't.

 

[Nolife]

I've heard of a bluetooth for the iPad whichs allows GPS to work inflight, you might be able to get uplinked weather through it, although I think you have to have the 3G plan. Call the foreflight folks, they're very nice and might able to point you in the right direction.

 

[ENCOREPILOT]

We just purchased an iPad w/3g for our Citation. Does anyone know a way to get radar images enroute? Like the Garmin 696. I was under the impression that it would receive images over the GPS.

 

[BoilerUP]

We just purchased an iPad w/3g for our Citation. Does anyone know a way to get radar images enroute? Like the Garmin 696. I was under the impression that it would receive images over the GPS.

The GPS receiver cannot receive XM satellite data.

I believe multiple solutions are in the works for a Q1'11 rollout, but I believe I've read somewhere if you "hack" your iPad you can make a bluetooth WxWorx box work with it (it otherwise won't).

 

[Seadogrun]

I'm intersted in the same thing. Would like weather w/gps input on IPad. Also, is it possible to use bluetooth GPS with Jepps, using Ipad?

If I have internet on board could I weather with GPS?

I'm currently using the Fujitsu 1630's with Sirrus Weather and would like something more user friendly.

Thanks for letting me expand on the OP's question. Sorry if it is a disruption.

 

[Immelman]

Guys, this is the only iPad solution I'm aware of (so far) for wx in the cockpit:
http://www.skyradar.net/index.php

Pros: Its ADS-B, so the unlike XM the data is free, and no other ADS-B in/out equipment is required to receive weather.

Cons: you have to buy a $1K+ receiver from the guys above to get it. However, it looks like a pretty interesting setup.

I haven't tried it out myself yet, but did talk to the developers at OSH this year. I've been using an iPad since May for my charts (using SkyCharts Pro - cheaper than ForeFlight) and love it..and yeah, a weather link would make it complete.

I also bought an external GPS for the 'pad (Bad Elf, $99 at amazon) which is apple supported and plugs right in; works great - I have the wifi only ipad so no built-in GPS

 

[ultrarunner]

That does look like a nice solution. Box is sort of big and i take it that long antenna needs to be in view as well as the Gps antenna. Not quite ideal as you have that box up on your dash, and not acceptable at all in a biz jet. However, it appears the box-antenna is coaxial, so should be easy enough to attach it via an extension, and simply put the box in a seat or side pocket.

Ahhh...just saw they offer the remote stick-on ADS-B antenna.....