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Old 08-24-2019, 06:12 AM
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App called Followmee on iphone, works pretty well.
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Old 08-24-2019, 06:38 AM
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Default No Greenalp for IOS users

Sorry Sam no Greenalp for IOS just Android

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Hi,
I'm really sorry, but there are no plans to create an iPhone version. There is an online tracking tool http://www.greenalp.com/meet which works for iPhone too. But it won't store tracks, it shows only the current location of every user in your group. Location of a user will be updated only while s/he is watching the map. As soon as the users leaves the page location updating for that user will be stopped.
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Old 08-24-2019, 06:40 AM
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I find that flight aware only provides data if planes has 1090es transponder OR you are on filed flight plane OR flight following. Using 978 UAT with mode S sniffing transponder will not produce out put on Flight Aware. This has been my experience YMMV
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Old 08-24-2019, 06:44 AM
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Now with ADSB Flightaware works pretty well.

www.flightaware.com

If you stand up a Rasberry Pi you can get the free Enterprise account and have unlimited people in your list so you know when all your buddies are flying. It will send you a text.

https://flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/build
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Old 08-24-2019, 06:56 AM
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I use Greenalp.com (free) with an Android phone so the spouse can watch flights in my non-APRS equipped biplane. I think they now have an option for iPhone users.
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Sorry Sam no Greenalp for IOS just Android

(from the Greenalp forum)
Hi,
I'm really sorry, but there are no plans to create an iPhone version. There is an online tracking tool http://www.greenalp.com/meet which works for iPhone too. But it won't store tracks, it shows only the current location of every user in your group. Location of a user will be updated only while s/he is watching the map. As soon as the users leaves the page location updating for that user will be stopped.
There is an option for iPhone....just not as full-featured as the Android version.
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Old 08-24-2019, 09:19 AM
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I was reading the greenalp website and one thing that I read that kind of threw me was......"usually tracking works only if the tracked phone is connected to the Internet. However, there is one exception. If Internet is not available, you can send a SMS remote command, and the tracker will send back a SMS containing the GPS coordinates..."

The "connected to the internet" wording (to me) suggest that tracking would not work in the air if you were only getting satellite signals and not ground based cellular (data) connection. But the fact that several of you use this in the air, I wonder if the person who wrote the above statement mis-spoke....

I do like that you can control the app somewhat with messaging. And if you can send messages via satellite that is really nice....especially for a free app....

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Old 08-24-2019, 09:28 AM
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I was reading the greenalp website and one thing that I read that kind of threw me was......"usually tracking works only if the tracked phone is connected to the Internet. However, there is one exception. If Internet is not available, you can send a SMS remote command, and the tracker will send back a SMS containing the GPS coordinates..."

The "connected to the internet" wording (to me) suggest that tracking would not work in the air if you were only getting satellite signals and not ground based cellular (data) connection. But the fact that several of you use this in the air, I wonder if the person who wrote the above statement mis-spoke....

I do like that you can control the app somewhat with messaging. And if you can send messages via satellite that is really nice....especially for a free app....

Charlie
I usually use the app at low altitudes so broadband service is available. I don't know how high is too high for solid broadband service. This may not be a good app for many users, I just mentioned it because I rolled the dice on the Play Store and it works quite well for me. I leave the map running on the desktop in my home office when flying and my bride can see the biplane roaming around the county (and when I leave the 'drome headed for the house). The app will work the phone battery pretty heavily because it is pinging the network frequently.

The RV has ADS-B out in addition to APRS and Flightaware (free Executive account due to running a PiAware receiver) sends her texts when the RV takes off and lands. There is no hiding with all this stuff running.....
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Old 08-24-2019, 09:34 AM
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I usually use the app at low altitudes so broadband service is available. I don't know how high is too high for solid broadband service. This may not be a good app for many users, I just mentioned it because I rolled the dice on the Play Store and it works quite well for me. I leave the map running on the desktop in my home office when flying and my bride can see the biplane roaming around the county (and when I leave the 'drome headed for the house). The RV has ADS-B out in addition to APRS and Flightaware (Executive account due to running a PiAware receiver) sends her texts when the RV takes off and lands. There is no hiding with all that stuff running.....
Sam,

OK, that makes sense and helps. I did send greenalp an email and will post their reply when I get it.

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Old 08-24-2019, 09:50 AM
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We have been using this:

https://www.cloudahoy.com

Not free but it's an awesome product. The students hate it!


Actually, there is a free version that doesn't have all the features...
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Old 08-24-2019, 09:54 AM
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We have been using this:

https://www.cloudahoy.com

Not free but it's an awesome product. The students hate it!
Ha!

I can hear it now....."Whadda mean I busted minimums, no way!"....

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