X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from sccmmhc92.asp.att.net ([204.127.203.212] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3685568 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:31:48 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=204.127.203.212; envelope-from=btilley@mchsi.com DKIM-Signature: v=1; q=dns/txt; d=mchsi.com; s=dkim01; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1245252707; h=References:Date:Subject: Mime-Version:Content-Type:In-Reply-To:To:From:Message-Id; bh=z+vgHy KKcV7U8hSc6OLVB6ekPfhcpewcKmHBtiWQAwk=; b=WaY0wQrsjzRLzdAD/RJom5h5T TkKZDvCPfE3TKMmWzhFewfX/UTP88BMzKj4i94eFAwFoo2TJbF+NWw09r1gBw== Received: from [192.168.1.101] (173-22-232-208.client.mchsi.com[173.22.232.208]) by mchsi.com (sccmmhc92) with SMTP id <20090617153101m9200qqtqoe>; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:31:11 +0000 Message-Id: <43352819-8703-405E-9E2A-0475F0131AA9@mchsi.com> From: Bob Tilley To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-14-657488840 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v935.3) Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] MotionX-GPS as a flight instrument? Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:31:01 -0400 References: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.935.3) --Apple-Mail-14-657488840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mark, Doesn't everyone have an iPhone already? ;-) Thanks for the heads up! Bob Tilley Albany, Ga On Jun 17, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Mark Steitle wrote: > I know this is off topic and a bit geeky, but I was wondering if > anyone with an iPhone has tried the MotionX-GPS application to track > their flights? It was designed for tracking workouts, like for > mountain biking and jogging. But I couldn't help but wonder how it > would work as a poor man's GPS. The basic "LITE" app is free, full- > featured app is only $2.99 (almost free). One user comments that it > works better than his $500 GPS. Is this possible? > > I just downloaded it and plan to try it out this weekend. Maybe it > won't even work at altitude, but since it gets its signals from GPS > satellites, maybe it will surprise me. > > See http://gps.motionx.com/overview/ Check out the picture of the > iphone mounted on the handlebars of the mountain bike, with the > MotionX app running. Now picture your instrument panel with the > same mount. Pretty cool, and very cost effective, assuming you > already have an iPhone. > > Mark S. --Apple-Mail-14-657488840 Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Bob = Tilley

Albany, Ga

On Jun = 17, 2009, at 10:57 AM, Mark Steitle wrote:

I = know this is off topic and a bit geeky, but I was wondering if anyone = with an iPhone has tried the MotionX-GPS application to track = their flights? It was designed for tracking workouts, like for = mountain biking and jogging. But I couldn't help but wonder how it = would work as a poor man's GPS. The basic "LITE" app is = free, full-featured app is only $2.99 (almost free). One user = comments that it works better than his $500 GPS. Is this = possible?

I just downloaded it = and plan to try it out this weekend. Maybe it won't even = work at altitude, but since it gets its signals from GPS = satellites, maybe it will surprise me.
=

See http://gps.motionx.com/overview/= Check out the picture of the iphone mounted on the handlebars = of the mountain bike, with the MotionX app running. Now picture = your instrument panel with the same mount. Pretty cool, and very = cost effective, assuming you already have an iPhone.
=

Mark S.

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