This is a (belated) note that version 1.2 is now out now, so a big thanks to all those who gave feedback and reported bugs. The changes for this version are:
Graphical improvements:
- Transparent instrument background gives more map area
- Improved aircraft icon
- Improved buttons
Bug fixes:
- Aircraft graphic now follows true heading rather than magnetic
- Balance indicator on turn coordinator movement fixed
- Fixed Instrument layout when device is face up
The last two versions use FlightGear to push out UDP data rather than pulling it via TCP, so the set up is a little more complicated.
1) Start FGMap on your iOS device
2) From the config screen, tap the 'Email me the mobatlas.xml config file' and email the xml config file to yourself.
3) When the email arrives, save the xml attchment and copy it into the 'Protocol' directory in your FlightGear application
4) On the configuration screen, look at the command line it gives you. This will be something like
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fgfs --generic=socket,out,5,192.168.0.30,9999,udp,mobatlas
(the ip address 192.168.0.30 is what my device happened to be using. Yours will probably be different). Use this to start flightgear.
5) Flight gear will now start streaming map and instrument data to your device.
A few notes:
- If for any reason, the data stream from FlightGear to the device is lost, open the config screen on the device and press done. This will re-make the connection and things should start moving again.
- Depending on your network settings your device IP address may change periodically, so you'll need to update the command line if this happens. If you are having problems, check the config screen on your device and confirm you are using the correct command line with the right IP address.
- Any problems, bugs, suggestions or questions, let me know