X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.122] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3685659 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:23:17 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.122; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from computername ([75.191.186.236]) by cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com with ESMTP id <20090617162238111.LIBR16114@cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com> for ; Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:22:38 +0000 From: "Ed Anderson" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] Re: MotionX-GPS as a flight instrument? Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:22:47 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01C9EF46.532E4420" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Thread-Index: AcnvZV5S6EF53/GnSqqfpLzyWp82AQAAgVMA In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Message-Id: <20090617162238111.LIBR16114@cdptpa-omta04.mail.rr.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C9EF46.532E4420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Well, Mark, when you get to a certain age - only so much room left in the old noggin. Besides, while I am fascinated by what digital technology can provide - being a "wanna be Hermit" (as my wife claims), "connectivity technology" just doesn't hold much appeal - only started carrying cell phone because wife say I would .. or else. Not sure what the "else" would have been, but didn't want to find out {:>) Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm _____ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark Steitle Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:04 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: MotionX-GPS as a flight instrument? Ed, I'm appauled to hear this from you... Mr. Electronics Whiz. Did you visit their site? There's a video of an ultralite using this app. The iPhone is strapped to one of the tubes. Not sure how he manages to push the buttons on the touch-screen though. But it is encouraging in that it tells me that it works in flight, albeit slooooooow flight. Mark On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Ed Anderson wrote: iPhone? I don't even have an iPod and have not figured out all the features on my 3 year old cell phone. Beginning to feel like I am falling (have fallen) behind the technology curve on consumer electronics - no, don't have and LCD, LED or Plasma TV either {:>). A number of guys on the RV list mention using some Amateur Radio network and a gadget to track their flights in real time - apparently anyone can follow the flight path over the internet - look out Flight Following, technology may render you obsolete. Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html http://www.flyrotary.com/ http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.rotaryaviation.com/Rotorhead%20Truth.htm _____ From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bob Tilley Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:31 AM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: MotionX-GPS as a flight instrument? 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. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01C9EF46.532E4420 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Well, Mark, when you get to a = certain age – only so much room left in the old noggin.  Besides, while I am = fascinated by what digital technology can provide – being a “wanna be = Hermit” (as my wife claims), “connectivity technology” just doesn’t hold = much appeal – only started carrying cell phone because wife say I would .. or else.  Not sure = what the “else” would have been, but didn’t want to find out = {:>)

 

Ed

 

From: = Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Mark Steitle
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, = 2009 12:04 PM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: MotionX-GPS as a flight instrument?

 

Ed,

 

I'm appauled to hear this from you... Mr. Electronics Whiz.  Did you visit their site?  There's a video of an ultralite using this app.  The iPhone is strapped to one of the tubes.  Not sure how he manages to push the buttons on the = touch-screen though.  But it is encouraging in that it tells me that it = works in flight, albeit slooooooow flight.

 

Mark

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com&g= t; wrote:

iPhone?  I don’t even have an iPod and have = not figured out all the features on my 3 year old cell phone.  Beginning to = feel like I am falling (have fallen) behind the technology curve on consumer = electronics – no,  don’t have and LCD, LED or Plasma TV either = {:>).

 

A number of guys on the RV list mention using some = Amateur Radio network and a gadget to track their flights in real time – = apparently anyone can follow the flight path over the internet – look out = Flight Following, technology may render you = obsolete.

 

Ed

 

From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Bob = Tilley
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, = 2009 11:31 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: MotionX-GPS as a flight instrument?

 

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.

 

 

 

 



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