Announcing WingX for the Pocket PC

Hi everyone,

Hilton Software has spent over a year developing WingX. Earlier this week,
we announced general availability of the product.

"WingX is a Microsoft Pocket PC application designed by pilots for pilots.
WingX was designed from the ground up using the latest .NET technology from
Microsoft to create an application that pilots could use while down at the
airport and away from their desktop PC at home."

Weight and Balance, Route Planning, Sunrise and Sunset information, E6B
calculations, and the new Expiration page are included. FAA and Model
Databases can be downloaded wireless or by connecting your Pocket PC to your
PC.

Graphical Weight and Balance calculations are easy with pre-defined aircraft
models. WingX knows about Piper Warriors, Cessna 172s, Sundowners,
Schweizers, and more. Route Planning uses the current FAA database for
airports and VORs.

Go to http://www.hiltonsoftware.com and download WingX. We're hoping you
will like it and register with Hilton Software.

Thank you,

Hilton
Hilton Software LLC
http://www.hiltonsoftware.com

"WingX is a Microsoft Pocket PC application designed by pilots for pilots.
WingX was designed from the ground up using the latest .NET technology
from
Microsoft to create an application that pilots could use while down at the
airport and away from their desktop PC at home."

Thank you,

Hilton
Hilton Software LLC
http://www.hiltonsoftware.com


woo-hoo! great! that is exactly what we need! more apps running on
micro$oft crap!!!
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39115732,00.htm
just a little sample, another example
--
bob z.
"people with less brain power than you are doing more difficult things
everyday"©

Just my two cents (and 'no' I am not an employee or affiliate of
HiltonSoftware grin)...

I've been checking out the program and have been more than pleased with its'
intelligent and thoughtful layout. The design of the program's display
interface is well-reasoned and most intuitive. One would be hard-pressed to
find a similar program that provides more features with out-of-the-box
functionality right from the point where you press the 'on' button on your
handheld device (PocketPC).

I'm running it on a Dell Axim with a 300Mhz Intel x-scale processor with
PocketPC 2003 and most pleased!

--
--
Good Flights!

Cecil E. Chapman, Jr.
PP-ASEL

"We who fly do so for the love of flying.
We are alive in the air with this miracle
that lies in our hands and beneath our feet"

- Cecil Day Lewis-

My personal adventures as a student pilot
and after my PPL: www.bayareapilot.com
"Hilton Software LLC" wrote in message
ink.net...
Hi everyone,

Hilton Software has spent over a year developing WingX. Earlier this
week,
we announced general availability of the product.

"WingX is a Microsoft Pocket PC application designed by pilots for pilots.
WingX was designed from the ground up using the latest .NET technology
from
Microsoft to create an application that pilots could use while down at the
airport and away from their desktop PC at home."

Weight and Balance, Route Planning, Sunrise and Sunset information, E6B
calculations, and the new Expiration page are included. FAA and Model
Databases can be downloaded wireless or by connecting your Pocket PC to
your
PC.

Graphical Weight and Balance calculations are easy with pre-defined
aircraft
models. WingX knows about Piper Warriors, Cessna 172s, Sundowners,
Schweizers, and more. Route Planning uses the current FAA database for
airports and VORs.

Go to http://www.hiltonsoftware.com and download WingX. We're hoping you
will like it and register with Hilton Software.

Thank you,

Hilton
Hilton Software LLC
http://www.hiltonsoftware.com

Unfortunately it is built on the compact framework....

"Cecil E. Chapman" wrote in message
om...
Just my two cents (and 'no' I am not an employee or affiliate of
HiltonSoftware grin)...

I've been checking out the program and have been more than pleased with
its'
intelligent and thoughtful layout. The design of the program's display
interface is well-reasoned and most intuitive. One would be hard-pressed
to
find a similar program that provides more features with out-of-the-box
functionality right from the point where you press the 'on' button on your
handheld device (PocketPC).

I'm running it on a Dell Axim with a 300Mhz Intel x-scale processor with
PocketPC 2003 and most pleased!

--
--
Good Flights!

Cecil E. Chapman, Jr.
PP-ASEL

"We who fly do so for the love of flying.
We are alive in the air with this miracle
that lies in our hands and beneath our feet"

- Cecil Day Lewis-

My personal adventures as a student pilot
and after my PPL: www.bayareapilot.com
"Hilton Software LLC" wrote in message
ink.net...
Hi everyone,

Hilton Software has spent over a year developing WingX. Earlier this
week,
we announced general availability of the product.

"WingX is a Microsoft Pocket PC application designed by pilots for
pilots.
WingX was designed from the ground up using the latest .NET technology
from
Microsoft to create an application that pilots could use while down at
the
airport and away from their desktop PC at home."

Weight and Balance, Route Planning, Sunrise and Sunset information, E6B
calculations, and the new Expiration page are included. FAA and Model
Databases can be downloaded wireless or by connecting your Pocket PC to
your
PC.

Graphical Weight and Balance calculations are easy with pre-defined
aircraft
models. WingX knows about Piper Warriors, Cessna 172s, Sundowners,
Schweizers, and more. Route Planning uses the current FAA database for
airports and VORs.

Go to http://www.hiltonsoftware.com and download WingX. We're hoping
you
will like it and register with Hilton Software.

Thank you,

Hilton
Hilton Software LLC
http://www.hiltonsoftware.com








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"JerryK" wrote in message


Unfortunately it is built on the compact framework....

I'm curious: Why is that unfortunate?

--
John T
http://tknowlogy.com/tknoFlyer
__________

"JerryK" wrote in message

There are many memory leaks and other issue with the CF. Check the
newsgroup microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework for the
details. The CF is getting better, but still has a ways to go.

I've been following that group for a few months, but I wouldn't go so far as
to say it's "unfortunate" a developer chose to use the CF. Most of the
memory issues (many reports of "leaks" are not actual leaks) I've seen have
been due to either custom unmanaged code or poor resource management
(usually an indication of poor development habits gained in desktop
development).

I will grant you that the CF needs to improve, though. The lack of tooltips
and context-sensitive help, for instance, are quite significant since they
are requirements for the logo program. Therefore, any CF-based app cannot
be certified on the PocketPC/Windows Mobile platform.

--
John T
http://tknowlogy.com/tknoFlyer
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I just think it will take time to shake out .Net in general, and CF in
particular. I agree that many of the memory issue are the results of poor
resource management. Unfortunately an environment with a GC tends to let
programmers thing they can forget about explicitly managing resources.

I am still using the older C++ compilers for my PPC work. Still works,
still requires a lot of steps, but the code it tight and runs very fast.
What sort of dev environment are you using?

jerry

"John T" wrote in message
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"JerryK" wrote in message

There are many memory leaks and other issue with the CF. Check the
newsgroup microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.compactframework for the
details. The CF is getting better, but still has a ways to go.

I've been following that group for a few months, but I wouldn't go so far
as
to say it's "unfortunate" a developer chose to use the CF. Most of the
memory issues (many reports of "leaks" are not actual leaks) I've seen
have
been due to either custom unmanaged code or poor resource management
(usually an indication of poor development habits gained in desktop
development).

I will grant you that the CF needs to improve, though. The lack of
tooltips
and context-sensitive help, for instance, are quite significant since they
are requirements for the logo program. Therefore, any CF-based app cannot
be certified on the PocketPC/Windows Mobile platform.

--
John T
http://tknowlogy.com/tknoFlyer
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"JerryK" wrote in message


I am still using the older C++ compilers for my PPC work. Still
works,
still requires a lot of steps, but the code it tight and runs very
fast.
What sort of dev environment are you using?

Has been eVB/C, but I'm moving to CF for compatibility with desktop stuff.
We'll see how it pans out. For the most part, C#/CF is far superior to the
eVB stuff I had but, as you say, isn't quite as tight and speedy as a
well-written C++ app.

--
John T
http://tknowlogy.com/tknoFlyer
_______________

Cecil,

haven't tried it yet (but I will). Just noted the price, which seems
very high. There is a handful of 20-$-apps out there which will do much
of the same. Not to mention Copilot for the Palm, which is free.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Cecil,

Ok, I have looked at it. The price is indeed very steep, compared to,
for example, Aerocalc (http://www.2flyeasy.com/, 20 $), EFISce
(http://www.btinternet.com/~navtech/ - flight planning AND GPS moving
map for about the same price as WingX, 69 $), NavigaCE
(http://members.aol.com/NavigaCE/, 20 $) or PocketFlightplan
(http://www.pocketflightplan.com/, 20 $).

Also, no mention of user waypoints, no mention of a European database
or a database containing more than just airports and VORs (e.g. NDBs or
intersections). No mention of wind being figured into the flight
planning function, either.

BUT: Maybe my view on this is wrong, so I'd be very interested in other
peoples opinions and experiences. I want to buy something for my iPaq
soon, so please let me know what you guys use!

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)