Please use these troubleshooting steps:
STEP 1: Is Wi-Fi turned ON in the iPad SETTINGS APP?
No: Stop Here. Turn Wi-Fi on by going to your iPad Settings app and tap on Wi-Fi and turn Wi-Fi ON.
Yes: Continue to the next step.
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STEP 2: Go to the iPad SETTINGS APP > WI-FI. Does the GPS (Wi-Fi) receiver show as a connected device?
No: Stop Here. Connect the Wi-Fi GPS receiver. You will need to follow the manufacturer's instructions for doing this.
Yes: Continue to the next step.
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STEP 3: Does your GPS (Wi-Fi) receiver have an unrestricted view of the sky?
No: Stop here. Move the GPS (Wi-Fi) receiver to a location where it can get a good signal from the GPS satellite constellation. If you are in a building or airplane, please move the GPS (Wi-Fi) receiver to a location where it can get an optimal view of the sky without obstruction.
Yes: Continue to the next step.
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STEP 4: Within ForeFlight, under MORE > SETTINGS, is "Enable Ownship" set to "Always?"
To check this, open, ForeFlight and go to MORE and then SETTINGS. Scroll almost all the way down and make sure that ENABLE OWNSHIP is set to ALWAYS.
No: Stop here. Set ENABLE OWNSHIP to ALWAYS.
Yes: Continue to the next step.
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STEP 5: Does restarting the ForeFlight app cause the GPS position information to display?
No: Continue to the next step.
Yes: Stop here.
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STEP 6: Perform a hard reboot of your device. Does this solve the GPS problem?
To perform a hard reboot of your device:
No: Continue to the next step.
Yes: Stop here
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