Stratux is an open-source ADS-B receiver you can build yourself or buy pre-assembled for under $250. It gives iFly traffic, weather and, on most builds, GPS and attitude. It is the least expensive receiver iFly supports, and the one that most often needs a little maintenance.

Connect it

1. Power the Stratux and wait for its status light. A steady light means it has booted; if no light appears, see the note at the end.
2. In your tablet's Wi-Fi settings, join the network named stratux. There is no password by default.
3. Open iFly EFB and go to Menu › Setup › ADS-B. Leave the device on Auto Detect; a Stratux is recognised as a generic GDL90 receiver within a minute.
4. On the ground expect Out of Range with traffic from nearby aircraft. Weather arrives once you are airborne and in range of a ground tower.

Good to know

• iFly works with every Stratux variant and with the FlightBox, which is built on the same design.
• The Stratux web page at http://192.168.10.1 (while on its Wi-Fi) shows its own status: GPS fix, towers heard, traffic count. It is the quickest way to tell a Stratux problem from an iFly problem.
• Adventure Pilot passes on the manufacturer's 30-day warranty on units bought from our store. After that, almost every fault is either the battery or the SD card.

No light, no Wi-Fi, or it stopped working

The Stratux runs from a microSD card, and that card fills up or corrupts over time. Symptoms are no status light, a Wi-Fi network that never appears, or a unit that boots and then vanishes. The fix is to rewrite the card: Reflash a Stratux SD card. A pre-imaged replacement card is also available from our store.