Audio vario for the iphone

Aahh, the benefits of the nicely walled garden for the iSheep.
On my Android phone I run of course XCSoar.
A fully functional flight computer as a backup, not just a vario.
And my Moto Atrix is very readable in sunlight, even better than my
Ipaq310.
If I need to switch to the Atrix early in flight, I just plug it into
my USB outlet for power, to avoid the battery running out after 2-3
hours.
And finally, I like the larger 4' screen size on the Atrix.
3U

On May 15, 11:45*am, Three Uniform wrote:
Aahh, the benefits of the nicely walled garden for the iSheep.
On my Android phone I run of course XCSoar.
A fully functional flight computer as a backup, not just a vario.
And my Moto Atrix is very readable in sunlight, even better than my
Ipaq310.
If I need to switch to the Atrix early in flight, I just plug it into
my USB outlet for power, to avoid the battery running out after 2-3
hours.
And finally, I like the larger 4' screen size on the Atrix.
3U

Smokin' idea! AUDIO* vario for XCSoar!! Max, are you listening?? 6.4
maybe??

*GPS based for those of use with pressureless NMEA sources or internal
GPS only.

Grider Pirate wrote:
Smokin' idea! AUDIO* vario for XCSoar!! Max, are you listening?? 6.4
maybe??

Yes, I'm listening. I started working on that 2 weeks ago, but got
distracted by my Alps flying vacation ...

Here's the ticket: http://www.xcsoar.org/trac/ticket/1576

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On May 16, 12:47*am, Max Kellermann wrote:
Grider Pirate wrote:
Smokin' idea! *AUDIO* vario for XCSoar!! *Max, are you listening?? 6.4
maybe??

Yes, I'm listening. *I started working on that 2 weeks ago, but got
distracted by my Alps flying vacation ...

Here's the ticket:http://www.xcsoar.org/trac/ticket/1576

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This is priceless. When I first got a PDA to connect to my Cambridge
302A, all I knew I wanted was something to display my known landable
spots, and indicate which I had in range. I got XCSoar, and it did so
much more useful stuff that it took me a couple years of using it to
think of something I'd like it to do, that it didn't already. Of
course I found out that it was already being developed. Yesterday Ramy
asks about an audio vario (for iPhone), I think about XCSoar (since I
know he uses it too), and of course, Max is already working on it.

So - the question is - has anyone worked out how to connect an Android
device with XCSoar to Condor?

On 2012/05/15 8:45 PM, Three Uniform wrote:
Aahh, the benefits of the nicely walled garden for the iSheep.
On my Android phone I run of course XCSoar.
A fully functional flight computer as a backup, not just a vario.
And my Moto Atrix is very readable in sunlight, even better than my
Ipaq310.
If I need to switch to the Atrix early in flight, I just plug it into
my USB outlet for power, to avoid the battery running out after 2-3
hours.
And finally, I like the larger 4' screen size on the Atrix.
3U

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Bruce Greeff
T59D #1771

On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 2:20:57 PM UTC-5, BruceGreeff wrote:
So - the question is - has anyone worked out how to connect an Android
device with XCSoar to Condor?

On 2012/05/15 8:45 PM, Three Uniform wrote:
Aahh, the benefits of the nicely walled garden for the iSheep.
On my Android phone I run of course XCSoar.
A fully functional flight computer as a backup, not just a vario.
And my Moto Atrix is very readable in sunlight, even better than my
Ipaq310.
If I need to switch to the Atrix early in flight, I just plug it into
my USB outlet for power, to avoid the battery running out after 2-3
hours.
And finally, I like the larger 4' screen size on the Atrix.
3U

--
Bruce Greeff
T59D #1771

This method works perfectly to connect Condor to XCSoar via Wi-Fi link.
http://forum.condorsoaring.com/viewt...hp?f=1&t=12538

Robert

I shall try it. Thanks.

On 2012/05/15 10:10 PM, wrote:
On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 2:20:57 PM UTC-5, BruceGreeff wrote:
So - the question is - has anyone worked out how to connect an Android
device with XCSoar to Condor?

On 2012/05/15 8:45 PM, Three Uniform wrote:
Aahh, the benefits of the nicely walled garden for the iSheep.
On my Android phone I run of course XCSoar.
A fully functional flight computer as a backup, not just a vario.
And my Moto Atrix is very readable in sunlight, even better than my
Ipaq310.
If I need to switch to the Atrix early in flight, I just plug it into
my USB outlet for power, to avoid the battery running out after 2-3
hours.
And finally, I like the larger 4' screen size on the Atrix.
3U

--
Bruce Greeff
T59D #1771

This method works perfectly to connect Condor to XCSoar via Wi-Fi link.
http://forum.condorsoaring.com/viewt...hp?f=1&t=12538

Robert

--
Bruce Greeff
T59D #1771 & Std Cirrus #57

On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 11:45:24 AM UTC-7, Three Uniform wrote:
Aahh, the benefits of the nicely walled garden for the iSheep.
On my Android phone I run of course XCSoar.
A fully functional flight computer as a backup, not just a vario.
And my Moto Atrix is very readable in sunlight, even better than my
Ipaq310.
If I need to switch to the Atrix early in flight, I just plug it into
my USB outlet for power, to avoid the battery running out after 2-3
hours.
And finally, I like the larger 4' screen size on the Atrix.
3U

I don't think we are talking about any iphone limitation here. I am also using XCSoar on my Android Dell Streak, but this is not a backup audio vario. By backup I am looking for something else than my current system, in case of total failure (such as dead battery). Or when flying club gliders with no audio vario. The ability to pull out my iphone from my pocket and turn it into an audio vario will be very helpful. And yes, adding audio tone to XCSoar will also be a very nice feature. XCSoar has indeed an option to display a vario (But only in landscape mode from some reason), and adding tone to it will make it more useful.

Ramy