I saw this software on the Apple App Store which runs on the iPad and lets real world aviators download U.S. navigational charts in high resolution, including Sectional Charts, Terminal Charts, High Altitude IFR Charts, Low IFR Charts, etc. Naturally these charts on the iPad are a fantastic tool for any real world aviator. While flight simmers can also use these charts of course. However their functionality is somewhat limited for us simmers since we are not actually moving in the world when we "fly". Therefore the GPS in the iPad is useless to us. I started fantasizing about being able to download from the App Store file similar to the WideFS client that could be installed on the iPad to interact with these navigational charts. Just like on a normal computer, this file would connect iPad to the computer where FSX or FS 2004 is running and our position (small plane icon) on the charts on the iPad would move showing our position in real time thus simulating what real pilots see when using the built-in GPS on the iPad.
I wonder if this is something that is within the realm of possibility. Pete? What would be the challenges involved in doing a WideFS client for the iPad?
Here's the link to the navigational software on Apple's App Store: http://itunes.apple....398554869?mt=8#
Best regards.
Gianluca
