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Old 05-03-2010, 06:59 PM
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Your 6-pack application would probably need some angle sensing transducers. While the iPad probably has an accelerometer, it probably doesn't have the ability to sense angle as a gyro would.

That suggests that an external add-on module would be necessary.
Ha, OK, you got me on a technicality but 6 Pack is the general 'expression' used but it's technically the virtual 5 instruments that you can do with GPS & software a al the Garmin x96 series. Just playing tilt games on it you can tell it obviously has a multi-axis accelerometer which can be integrated to give G readings as well and it also has a magnetic compass inside.

http://pinellaspilots.org/files/garmin-sixpack.pdf
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Old 05-03-2010, 09:34 PM
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IPAD IPAD IPAD with approach plates debute at flightguide.com in May 2010 with GPS useage. Just saw it on flight guide.com web page. In color sectionals also as well as IFR plates.!!!!!!!!!! Ron in Oregon
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Old 05-03-2010, 09:39 PM
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Talking IPAD IPAD IPAD sectional in color & IFR approach plts

Just saw the release of IPAD sectionals in color, IFR approach plates and special features like schrink and expand on sectionals. Really cool!!! Saw in on flightguide.com website release is set for this month!
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Old 05-04-2010, 04:02 AM
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The app was spectacular. Got to watch it demo'd several times and it was really well designed.
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Old 05-04-2010, 04:38 AM
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What does the FliteGuide app do that ForeFlight does not do? The ForeFlight app with data is $75 per year which is substantially less than FliteGuide's. And ForeFlight provides a lot of other info such as weather, etc. for flight planning. Foreflight is extremely easy to use and the charting is excellent.
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Old 05-04-2010, 05:26 AM
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What does the FliteGuide app do that ForeFlight does not do? The ForeFlight app with data is $75 per year which is substantially less than FliteGuide's. And ForeFlight provides a lot of other info such as weather, etc. for flight planning. Foreflight is extremely easy to use and the charting is excellent.
From a quick look, foreflight does not do realtime moving map so that's a dealbreaker for me if right.
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Old 05-04-2010, 08:46 AM
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You folks ought to take a look at SkyCharts Pro. It's a moving map, with Sectionals and a couple other map types that I don't use. Has the very useful touch-screen map scaling.

Your choice of portrait or landscape, of course, and the iPad lets you lock that, there's a switch on the upper right for that.

Double-tap an airport and the airport guide pops up.

It has terrain warning, too. Had to shut that off, I live in Colorado, fly only VFR, and like to play in the mountains.

If you've got 3G or wi-fi data, it gives you weather at airports that have it.

The data block at the bottom of the screen (bottom regardless of screen orientation) is a bit small, and the units aren't adjustable.

Right now the app is about $20 with NO annual fee.

I haven't had a chance to fly it yet (waiting for my new interior) but in the car it's fine.

I'm sure there's a bit more but this is as far as I've gotten.

I'm not associated with the product, merely a customer.
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Old 05-04-2010, 06:12 PM
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From a quick look, foreflight does not do realtime moving map so that's a dealbreaker for me if right.
I believe it does do moving map. While I have not yet flown with it, when I drive in my car (with AT&T and Wi-Fi turned off), my position moves on the map. One drawback is it will not zoom in to an 'overzoom' condition like the Garmins do. But it will track your position on a VFR or IFR low or high enroute chart.
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Old 05-04-2010, 06:21 PM
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I'm not sure Oshkosh is in my summer plans yet so the ideal comparison method for me would be if folks would take some representative video of the iPad running the different apps in flight, going through the different modes the application can execute, so we could compare them.

Or do good side by side compares with pics like this one between ForeFlight Mobile 3, Skycharts Pro, and GoodReader:

http://aviationmentor.blogspot.com/2...ek-of-use.html

http://aviationmentor.blogspot.com/
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Old 05-05-2010, 12:21 AM
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Would like to point out that if you already own the original fore flight iPhone app your annual renal rate is only $49.99. Not sure if that's every year or just for the first year.
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