How to make SafeSky work with

Stratux

Description

Are you a happy Stratux user?
Did you know that you can combine traffic from your Stratux with traffic from SafeSky?

By making the application and the device interact, you benefit from the best of both worlds, the radio and the internet. Indeed, the traffic picked up by your device will be visible on your screens (SafeSky and/or navigation software) and shared with all SafeSky users. In return, you will have access to all of SafeSky's aggregated traffic.

Isn't this the best way to contribute to the safety of all pilots?
See in detail how to operate your configuration correctly.

A NOTE FOR ANDROID PILOT
- On certain version, the phone will inform you that the wifi hotspot does not have any internet access, and will ask you if you want to route internet traffic to the GSM network. The answer is “Yes”.
- On other versions, this ability to route traffic is simply not possible. Therefore, you need to configure your Stratux to use "Wifi Direct": Wifi Direct and Android mobile data while connected to Stratux.

SafeSky / Stratux integration (Github)

Configuration

1. SafeSky config

From SafeSky, you need to go to Preferences / Traffic Sharing.

Under the “Navigation” section, you can select your preferred navigation software, and in the “External traffic device” section you can select “Stratux” from the list.

In case your Stratux is not using the default IP address 192.168.10.1, you can turn off “Automatic device discovery” and specify your Stratux IP.

If you need to distinct traffic from SafeSky and Stratux, you can enable “Highlight SafeSky traffic” which will prefix all SafeSky call-signs with “ss” in front. On the stratux configuration page, it’s also possible to enable the debugging mode which will prefix Startux call-signs with “ea”.

2. Usage with a single phone or tablet that has internet access

Simply connect your phone or tablet to the Stratux Wifi as normal. It’s then possible to either operate with SafeSky running in the background, and your navigation app on the foreground, or use the split view feature of your iPad or Android tablet to see both screens simultaneously:
-> Simply start SafeSky, and click “Take off”
-> Start your navigation app as before
You should see both traffic sources on your navigation app.