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Also check out Checklist Lite, also free. I use the GPS Motion X lite
when out running/mountain biking, and have tried it in the car. Seems
to be pretty accurate. I haven't tried it in the plane yet. My
experience with the GPS in the iPhone isn't very accurate compared to
my Garmin in the car. Altitude is off by a factor of at least 50 ft and
as much as 150 ft at times when not tracking all satellites in iHUD.
Ground position seems to be off by as much as 50 ft approximately. The
iphone and any applications shouldn't be used for any critical
operations. Now the new iPhone with the built in digital compass will
make it a bit more accurate, but still not going to be my choice for a
navigation/flight instrument.
David Moyer
Bob Tilley wrote:
Jeff,
The new one is $99. Other programs to check out are AOPA
airports, iHud, Flightplan, oh and X-Plane.
Bob Tilley
Albany, Ga
On Jun 17, 2009, at 11:59 AM, Jeff Whaley wrote:
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 Behalf 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
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.
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