X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from EXHUB003-4.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.111] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTPS id 3685608 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:59:51 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.5.74.111; envelope-from=jwhaley@datacast.com Received: from EXVMBX003-5.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.45]) by EXHUB003-4.exch003intermedia.net ([207.5.74.111]) with mapi; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:57:16 -0700 From: Jeff Whaley To: Rotary motors in aircraft Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:59:10 -0700 Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] MotionX-GPS as a flight instrument? Thread-Topic: [FlyRotary] MotionX-GPS as a flight instrument? Thread-Index: AcnvW+aR0azDHTLUT4qmibZmraV3cgACC/Rg Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E011B4A236834EXVMBX0035e_" MIME-Version: 1.0 --_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E011B4A236834EXVMBX0035e_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable GPS in a phone as a flight instrument ... not off-topic at all. The software is $2.99 ... how much is an iPhone? I don't have a cell phone yet, but when flying increases I'll need one ... = the iPhone may be a good choice. BTW, I've heard of other PDAs that people use as GPS devices. Jeff From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Beh= alf Of Mark Steitle Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:58 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] MotionX-GPS as a flight instrument? I know this is off topic and a bit geeky, but I was wondering if anyone wit= h 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. T= he 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 possib= le? I just downloaded it and plan to try it out this weekend. Maybe it won't e= ven work at altitude, but since it gets its signals from GPS satellites, ma= ybe it will surprise me. See http://gps.motionx.com/overview/ Check out the picture of the iphone m= ounted 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. --_000_C03ABB0A7362B84BB53D544B3C305E0E011B4A236834EXVMBX0035e_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

GPS in a phone as a flight instrument … not off-topic = at all.

The software is $2.99 … how much is an iPhone?

I don’t have a cell phone yet, but when flying increas= es I’ll need one … the iPhone may be a good choice.

BTW, I’ve heard of other PDAs that people use as GPS d= evices.

Jeff

From: Rotary motors= in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark Stei= tle
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:58 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] MotionX-GPS as a flight instrument?<= /span>

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 b= ut 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 mounta= in bike, with the MotionX app running. Now picture your instrument panel with the same mount. Pretty cool, and very cost effective, assuming y= ou already have an iPhone.

Mark S.

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