Using Stratux with ForeFlight®

Stratux sends standard GDL90 data over Wi-Fi, which ForeFlight® reads automatically. There's no pairing and no account.

Connect

  1. Power on Stratux and give it a minute or two to boot.
  2. On the iPad, open Settings → Wi-Fi and join the stratux network. If iOS warns there's no internet, stay connected anyway.
  3. Open ForeFlight and go to More → Devices. Stratux should be listed as connected.

If it isn't listed, toggle the iPad's Wi-Fi off and on, then restart ForeFlight. You can always check the receiver itself by opening 192.168.10.1 in Safari; see the web interface.

GPS

On a Wi-Fi-only iPad, Stratux is your GPS source, so a WAAS GPS in the receiver gives you full moving-map navigation. The first fix after a fresh install can take 10–20 minutes outdoors. See GPS troubleshooting.

Weather

Turn on the weather layers you want (radar, METARs and so on) in the map's layer menu. No weather on the ground is normal. FIS-B comes from ground stations by line of sight and usually fills in around 1,000 ft AGL near a station. See No weather or traffic.

FIS-B radar is several minutes old by the time you see it. Use it to plan around weather, never to pick your way through a storm.

Traffic

  • ForeFlight shows traffic within about ±3,500 ft of your altitude, so targets further above or below won't appear.
  • If traffic altitudes look wrong, turn off the ownship setting in the Stratux web interface.
  • A target that follows you at your own altitude is usually your own aircraft echoed back. See Ghost traffic.

Synthetic vision and attitude

Attitude data needs a Stratux with an AHRS board. Set the orientation and calibrate it first, as described in AHRS on Stratux. It's a useful backup for situational awareness, not a certified instrument.

Other apps

Stratux works with most major EFBs. See EFB apps that work with Stratux.

ForeFlight® is a registered trademark of ForeFlight LLC. Stratux is compatible with ForeFlight but isn't made, endorsed or certified by ForeFlight.