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ADS-B Weather Issues IFD550 & iPads

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Topic: ADS-B Weather Issues IFD550 & iPads
Posted By: fdorrin
Subject: ADS-B Weather Issues IFD550 & iPads
Date Posted: 09 Apr 2023 at 6:59am
GTX345 gets weather and communicates to IFD550. iPads (2) connected, along with an iPhone.

Flew several long legs recently, and ADS-B weather stopped working on the IFD550 and an iPad using ForeFlight. Flight plans would also not transfer. Surprisingly, the IFD100 app DID get all the weather and could communicate with the IFD550.

Problem might have begun with another pilot connected via wifi using FlightPlanGo or whatever free flight planning app he had. Disconnecting that iPad didn't solve the issue. 

Tested the iPhone connected directly to the GTX345 via bluetooth and it worked, showing the transponder isn't the issue. Rebooted iPads a number of times to no avail.  

Finally cycled bluetooth on and off on the GTX345 and everything started working again. Weather data and flight plan transfer were back.  I doubt that was the solution, but whatever the issue was seemed to clear itself up.

I'd love to identify a few steps that would allow a reboot of the weather system the next time this happens, and to understand better what might have been the issue.


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