ayavner Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Hi all - just in case this hasn't been posted, be warned that the latest update to the iPad iOS breaks connections to external GPS, rendering it useless for running Ozrunways or similar if you only have the wifi iPad. I recently found this out on a very long cross country, so thankfully I had the maps and the Garmin, but still very irritating, as OzR has some very nice features that make it more pleasant. Some info - http://help.ozrunways.com/kb/troubleshooting/help-i-cant-get-a-gps-position http://bad-elf.com/blogs/bad-elf/18013536-alert-compatibility-issue-with-app apologies if this has been posted elsewhere. adam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I missed this thread, something to be careful of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tillmanr Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Adam, have you sent them an email detailing this? In your second link Richard suggests a way to go backwards to 8.2 to cure the problem. Goodluck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank marriott Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Yep, tried mine today, useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayavner Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Adam, have you sent them an email detailing this? In your second link Richard suggests a way to go backwards to 8.2 to cure the problem. Goodluck. Hi there, nahh.. they seem well-aware of it, and I don't depend on it enough really - happy to stick with the maps and garmin/avidyne for now till they come up with a fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayavner Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Still nothing, hope something is released soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rattly_spats Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Hi People, long time lurker here but first post in these forums. Hi all - just in case this hasn't been posted, be warned that the latest update to the iPad iOS breaks connections to external GPS, rendering it useless for running Ozrunways or similar if you only have the wifi iPad. My XGPS150 still talks to my iPad2 with 8.3 installed so it's not universally bad. Maybe it's just the Bad Elf GPS that's affected? Cheers, Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 The ADSB with the raspberry Pi isnt working on 8.3 either..yet the internal gps is working on the ipad mini..anyone else have ADSB not working since the 8.3 upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 I'm still on iOS6 with my Mini Ipad using Ozrunways, however Bas has stated with the next upgrade I would need to go to 8.3.....obviously that don't work so sticking to 6 for now as its always worked well on the cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank marriott Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 I'm still on iOS6 with my Mini Ipad using Ozrunways, however Bas has stated with the next upgrade I would need to go to 8.3.....obviously that don't work so sticking to 6 for now as its always worked well on the cockpit. The internal GPS is not a problem it is the wifi only iPads that use an external GPS that have the problem e.g. still works on my phone, just it is too small for airborne purposes (IMO anyway, there are other opinions about that but you will always get various opinions) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 The ADSB with the raspberry Pi isnt working on 8.3 either..yet the internal gps is working on the ipad mini..anyone else have ADSB not working since the 8.3 upgrade Not a problem on my Note 4, Apple is real bitch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I just had Rowan email me from Ozrunways support..literally a couple of hours after posting on their support site. It is a Ozrunways issue with the ADSB and will be fixed in V4.4 release. It is not anything to do with the V8.3 apple firmware 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Damn! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayavner Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 I just had Rowan email me from Ozrunways support..literally a couple of hours after posting on their support site. It is a Ozrunways issue with the ADSB and will be fixed in V4.4 release. It is not anything to do with the V8.3 apple firmware does that go for the GPS problems as well, or just ADSB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Communications Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 only the ADSB issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayavner Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 poop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyboy320 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Just arrived back in Australia & tried my external gps & Bluetooth it on my iPad, yes it's not working, bugger has there been any progress made on this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayavner Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 Nope, they are waiting for ios 8.4 release and hoping that fixes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyboy320 Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Going for a navex on Wednesday so it's back to basics. Now where did I put that wiz wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayavner Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 there's an app for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayavner Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 update, looks like iOS 8.4 is to be released soon and is meant to fix this: http://bad-elf.com/blogs/bad-elf/33670852-ios-8-4-expected-to-launch-by-june-30-with-gps-fixes all the same, i think i'll wait a week and see how it goes... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayavner Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Update - iOS 8.4 is out today and appears to fix this issue. Bad Elf have tested it and given it the green light, and I loaded it this morning and tested it with Ozrunways on the drive to work. Everything appears back to normal. http://bad-elf.com/blogs/bad-elf/34749060-cleared-to-upgrade-ios-8-4-fixes-gps-issues Let this nevertheless serve as a reminder to us all never to forget the basics and become complacent or reliant upon one particular piece of technology. Sound nav principles were a strong point for me in my training, and served me well when the iPad became a paperweight. That said, it'll be nice to have to back :-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennyboy320 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Thats great news, lessons learned, "don't download the latest apple updates for a few days to see what hidden problems have developed." Yes we have all become very dependent on all that technology for our day to day ops these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchroll Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I accidentally downloaded the 8.3 upgrade thinking it was the 8.2 version which had been approved for use on our company iPads only a couple of weeks earlier. It caused the takeoff and landing performance application for Airbus to crash and an urgent message was sent to all pilots not to install 8.3. This app is kinda important, as it computes V speeds and thrust settings for every takeoff. That was embarrassing. Lesson learned - look carefully at what version you're about to get if you hit the "install" button! 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 I will make sure to check my version before I fly my Airbus next! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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