iPhone Logger?

On Sep 23, 12:53*pm, "Surfer!" wrote:
"kirk.stant" wrote in message

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On Sep 23, 6:40 am, "Surfer!" wrote:

Except I can't think of 10 things I want my phone to do, let alone 20
things. *I can think of two - make & receive voice, send & receive text.
My
old free Nokia does both of those beautifully. *I've very occasionally
used
it as a calculator as well.

Lets see, on my iPhone (that I only got because my wife insisted), I
now:
1. make calls

Yes.

2. check email

No, I use the laptop and the screen on an iPhone is too small.

3. take pictures and videos

No, I use a camera.

4. browse online (including reading RAS)

No, happy using the laptop and we have free wifi in the clubhouse as does
ever other club I've been to in the UK.

5. check my friends SPOT pages

This is part of #4 surely?

6. check weather on XCskies

More #4.

7. check my bank account (yikes!) and balance my account

More #4.

8. use google maps to find out where the doctors appointment is and
see where the traffic jams are

More #4. *And the internet won't tell me where the local farmers are moving
big bales around, which are just about the only thing making traffic jams
between me and the gliding club.

9. check local weather radar

More #4.

10. check for NOTAMS and TFRs

More #4.

11. listen to music or watch movies on airline flights
12. track my bike rides for distance, time, and calories

I don't ride a bike

13. check news on NPR

More #4 I suspect/

14. use the calendar to track appointments

I use my laptop and keep them in my work email which I can access via
Outlook or webmail.

15. sent & receive text messages from my daughter

My Nokia does text but I hate text.

16. log my flights in club ships and post to OLC (well, now have the
capability...)

Am quite happy using the Microrecorder which is valid for badge claims as
well.

And to the extra one someone added about telling people where you are - I
find a lat/long from the logger works very well.

you get the idea.

I tried PDAs and hated them (except for running SYM inflight). *But
the iPhone (and I'm sure there are other equally versatile phones out
there) has been a revelation; I now don't even bother to take my
laptop on trips - I can do anything I really need on my little phone.

So yeah, it's not cheap, but you get a LOT for the money!

And it's fun...

Well - if you are an iPhone geek!

Can you also put your #4 in your pocket? And use it at the flight line
or even in the cockpit? Sigh...
Once you try an iphone you'll never go back. Even at my home, I rather
check emails and other things on my iphone from the comort of my sofa
than on my computer. But I guees an iPad, which I am going to get
next, is even better for that purpose.

Ramy

"Scott Alexander" wrote in message
...
Surfer:

Admit it - deep down inside you know your going to eventually buy an
iPhone!!!

snip

Highly unlikely. My mobile phone is provided by work, it's free - a great
price. I take it flying (turned off) so I can call back when I land out,
but despite (or maybe because of) working in IT I don't feel the need to be
able to be online, anywhere, at the drop of a hat.

An iPhone isn't cheap, I can think of lots of things I'd rather spend the
money on - including the dishwasher if it continues to play up.

On Sep 1, 8:59*am, vontresc wrote:
From time to time I check the iPhone app store for soaring apps. I
just came across GlidePath. The developer claims it's OLC compliant. I
havent purchased it yet, but it looks like a good backup for OLC
flying.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/glide...83714417?mt=8#

Pete

I bought and tried the iphone logger, as it seems a great way to
measure flight length, and score club gliders in our local contest.
However, it's clear that the GPS reception is intermittent. I got a
nice picture of the first half of tow, then about two more fixes at
best in flight. It does well on the ground.
Have other users found any tricks for better in flight performance? I
had it in my shirt pocket, which seemed natural. wifi off to save
battery life, nothing else special
John Cochrane

wifi off - check!

turn cellular data off also.

Do this by settingsgeneralnetworkcellular data off

Then when you turn on glidepath it will show either no-gps signal or
poor-signal.....just give it a minute. Works perfectly for me.

On Sep 26, 1:37*pm, John Cochrane
wrote:
I bought and tried the iphone logger, as it seems a great way to
measure flight length, and score club gliders in our local contest.
However, it's clear that the GPS reception is intermittent. I got a
nice picture of the first half of tow, then about two more fixes at
best in flight. It does well on the ground.
Have other users found any tricks for better in flight performance? I
had it in my shirt pocket, which seemed natural

I haven't tried GlidePath, but I've used RunKeeper quite a lot on my
bicycle. Keeping the phone in my pocket results in really dodgy
tracks, but I've had perfect results ever since I got a handlebar
mount.

On Sep 25, 7:37*pm, John Cochrane
wrote:
I bought and tried theiphonelogger, as it seems a great way to
measure flight length, and score club gliders in our local contest.
However, it's clear that the GPS reception is intermittent. I got a
nice picture of the first half of tow, then about two more fixes at
best in flight. It does well on the ground.
Have other users found any tricks for better in flight performance? I
had it in my shirt pocket, which seemed natural. wifi off to save
battery life, nothing else special
John Cochrane


Hi John,

I've found that turning Cellular Data off and Wi-Fi off help. The
phone also needs to have a clear view of the sky. If it's in your
pocket, it won't work. I have had very good luck using both suction
cup mounts and running type iPhone armbands in flight, but anything
that gives the phone an unobstructed view of the sky should be fine.
You can monitor the GPS status on the tracking screen. If it says
"Poor Signal", fixes are not being recorded.

-Dave