How to change the high-wind blinking

Airports with strong wind blink so you notice them. You can choose the wind speed where blinking starts, or switch it off completely.

Open your map’s settings #

  1. On a phone or computer that is on the same WiFi as your map, open a web browser.
  2. Go to http://<map name>.local (the name you wrote down during the WiFi setup) or http://<IP address>, for example http://192.168.1.50. If you don’t know the IP address, see how to find the IP address of your PilotMap. Some Android phones can’t open .local names; use the IP address there.
  3. In the menu at the top, move the mouse over Settings and click Editor.
    Settings menu with Editor and Save Config File
  4. Click a blue bar to open that group of settings.
    Settings editor with its groups of settings

Change the wind speed #

  1. Open Basic Settings.
  2. Change Set Wind Speed. It is in knots: airports reporting this wind speed or more will blink. For example 15 blinks at 15 knots and more, 25 only for really windy airports.
    Set Wind Speed setting

Turn blinking on or off #

  1. Open Sectional Map Settings.
  2. Set Blink LED’s for High Winds to No to stop all blinking, or Yes to turn it back on.
    Blink LEDs for High Winds setting

Save #

  1. In the menu at the top, move the mouse over Settings and click Save Config File. You will see Settings Successfully Saved.
    Settings menu with Save Config File
  2. That’s it. The map restarts its weather display by itself and shows the new setting within a minute or two. While it restarts, the legend may show all green for a moment (that is the normal “starting” status). You don’t need to unplug it.

Tip: changes are only kept after Save Config File. If you close the page before saving, nothing changes.

Updated on October 29, 2026

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