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How do I receive and display FLARM traffic with the SkyEcho 2?

ForeFlight Mobile 11.5 and later supports displaying FLARM traffic (available in Europe) from the uAvionix SkyEcho 2. To use a SkyEcho 2 to display FLARM traffic, a FLARM license is required, and the SkyEcho 2 configuration needs to be completed. 

FLARM Decoding License

FLARM decoding licenses can be purchased as an add-on to any ForeFlight subscription plan with Europe coverage. To add a FLARM license for ForeFlight Mobile,

  1. Go to www.foreflight.com/buy#/ 
  2. In the upper right, select Login. 
  3. Under “Select your ForeFlight Region(s),” select Europe (if it is not already selected)
  4. In the “Select your Add On(s)” section, select the FLARM for Supported ADS-B Portables.
  5. Make sure everything else you want to keep on your account, including subscription level and regions, is selected.
  6. Review the order. A prorated credit from the current subscription will be listed.
  7. Check out by selecting Purchase This Subscription.

NOTE: FLARM decoding licenses cannot be transferred between devices or apps, so a ForeFlight-specific license is needed even if you already have a FLARM license for another app or display. 

Connecting to a SkyEcho 2

Once a FLARM decoding license has been added to your ForeFlight subscription,

  1. Connect the iPad or iPhone to the Internet.
  2. Open ForeFlight Mobile.
  3. Go to More > Accounts. The FLARM license will be detected in about 10 seconds, but no indication will be given that the license has been updated. 
  4. Power on the SkyEcho 2.
  5. Connect the SkyEcho 2 to the iPad or iPhone.
  6. Open ForeFlight Mobile.
  7. Go to More > Device. The SkyEcho 2 device tile will be available.

Note: When connecting to the SkyEcho 2, if FLARM mode was activated using the SkyEcho 2 web interface before receiving a ForeFlight Mobile FLARM decoding license, a “License required for FLARM” notice will be presented on the SkyEcho 2 device tile, which is found in ForeFlight Mobile under More > Devices. 

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The next time the iPad connects to the Internet after the SkyEcho 2 device tile is displayed, ForeFlight will send an email with instructions for adding the FLARM decoding license to your ForeFlight subscription.

Confirming the SkyEcho 2 Configuration

Follow the steps below to ensure the SkyEcho 2 configuration is correct.

STEP 1. Power on the SkyEcho 2.

STEP 2. Connect the SkyEcho 2 to the iPad or iPhone.

STEP 3. Open ForeFlight Mobile.

STEP 4. Go to More > Device. The SkyEcho 2 device tile will be available.

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STEP 5. Tap on the SkyEcho 2 device tile. The view presented will provide details about the SkyEcho 2 and the traffic it receives.

STEP 6. In the Device Status section, set the Antenna Setting to FLARM.

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STEP 7. On the Web UI line, select Tap Here>. The SkyEcho 2 configuration page will open in a browser.

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Note: An alternate to selecting "Tap Here>" is to open Safari on the iPad or iPhone while still connected to the SkyEcho 2. Then, type in 192.168.4.1 to bring up the SkyEcho 2 configuration page. 

STEP 8. Select SkyEcho Setup.

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STEP 9. On the ADS-B Setup page, do the following

  • Select FLARM
  • Enter a valid ICAO Address (hex code)
  • Enter a Callsign.

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NOTE: The ICAO Address hex code and Callsign are required to get the own-ship detection. Selecting the ADS-B Out mode is prohibited outside the UK.

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