X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao105.cox.net ([68.230.241.41] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.14) with ESMTP id 3687743 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:21:49 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.41; envelope-from=rv-4mike@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo01.cox.net ([70.169.32.71]) by fed1rmmtao105.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20090619022114.LFKJ20430.fed1rmmtao105.cox.net@fed1rmimpo01.cox.net> for ; Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:21:14 -0400 Received: from wills ([68.105.87.229]) by fed1rmimpo01.cox.net with bizsmtp id 5eMC1c00Y4wtUdQ03eMEGk; Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:21:14 -0400 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=UYkWK0kRRjkA:10 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=4m8tpZpaAAAA:8 a=7g1VtSJxAAAA:8 a=Jran_nKU0JX949pXBSkA:9 a=sKkQxXrf-aVC1gC5VU0A:7 a=kji3JgQK1KUl63Ww_HBmq6KN0-MA:4 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=-YvOkxmo4ugjxgk0:21 a=6LqMKrOK8mnXUnBH:21 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Message-ID: From: "Mike Wills" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: MotionX-GPS as a flight instrument? Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:21:13 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 A number of my glider flying buddies use the SPOT messenger so friends and crew can track them in semi-real time. Similar to the amateur radio system Ed mentioned, but relies on satellite communications rather than ground based ham radio repeaters. Seems to work pretty well, cost is pretty low, and actually provides a potential safety benefit if you end up landing somewhere other than an airport and need to summon help. There was a write up in one of the avaition mags recently. Mike Wills RV-4 N144MW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Christley" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 9:20 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: MotionX-GPS as a flight instrument? > 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 >> > Don't feel bad, Ed. I just got my first cell phone about a month ago. > Business partner made me do it...mostly for the data access. I don't > understand the imperative to pay huge sums of money to listen to music > that I can get for free over the radio, or to be hounded by people wanting > me to do stuff while I'm driving. But that's just me. > > -- > > http://www.ernest.isa-geek.org > > > > -- > Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ > Archive and UnSub: > http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html >