Aerouk

Having had the Nokia N97 I must says it's probably one of the worst phones I have ever used. The software is sluggish, unfriendly and plain old crap! They talk about it being competition to the iPhone, my ass!

If you're wanting a good phone, stick to the Blackberry/HTC/iPhone/Palm Pre, Nokia have lost it.

call100

Not the Old my phone is better than your phone argument??????
Do your research and get a phone that does what you want it to. If you get one you are going to moan about it's because you didn't do enough research and you have no one else to blame.
Once you have it, stop knocking other phones that others have because they do what they want them to.
Peace Brothers....

Aerouk

Call100,

Not at all.

I currently work within the industry (sadly!) and get to play around with loads of phones every month. I was lucky enough to get my hands on an unlocked Nokia N97 to see what it was like but I was so disappointed with it!

Just went back to using my 3GS.

crewmeal

aerouk

Was stuffed full of operators software? I've tested an Arabic version of the N97 and it's brilliant. Software is quick, youtube is good (depending on wifi speed) I'm about to purchase one for around £320 at todays rate of exchange

call100

Sorry, my post wasn't aimed at you. Just the argument in general. I've tried a few phones that are not that bad and can do some things my IPhone can't. After several trials I keep coming back to my IPhone. The only thing I would like it to do that it currently doesn't is Flash, Though there are rumours that Adobe are working on it...That said, Its a wish not a need....
I still hold by the argument that research should be done and whatever phone does it for you is the best phone for you. Once you have it, it seems pointless running down others.
But hey we seem to have gone off thread on this one......

Apps for IPhone
Aeroguide
AeroWeather
FlightCode
Airport Mania
Shozu
Evernote
ICarRadio
CalenGoo

I think that may have redeemed the thread!!

RAAus_Pilot

NAIPS
CoPilot
FlightPlan
PilotWizPro
MotionX GPS
Currency

All used frequently!

Jofm5

Was chatting to a friend of mine who is a flash developer and has close contact with adobe. According to his sources Apple want quite a large licence agreement from Adobe for flash - the reason being is that it is a direct competitor to Apple Quicktime.

A good weather app (and seems more accurate than most in my experience) is Meteo Weather Pro. What is nice is if you can graph the expected precipitation by hour over the next few days - I use this to time booking my lessons and have been quite successful.

The above is the pay app tho I believe there is a lite version for free.

Shunter

Adobe have had a working flash player available internally for the iPhone for a long time. The problem with Flash is that it executes arbitrary third-party code. That's the sticking point as Apple are control-freaks who want the ability to vet all executable code which finds its way either directly or indirectly onto iPhones; something obviously impossible with Flash, just as with Java.

Aerouk

Crewmeal,

We were given them directly from Nokia to test them out before they were released. I mean Vodafone were selling them for £150 one off fee plus a £40 contract over 18/24months

Why would I pay that when I can get the other phones which are all a hell of a lot better? I just think Nokia are way out of their depths these days.

AppleMacster

Even The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) is interested (!):

Five Apps For Aviators

Applemacster

greenhorn1

Anybody found a half decent FTL app for the Iphone yet ?

iflytb20

I use the following apps:

iE6B - Just in case
Jet Fueling - To covert Kilos of fuel into Liters
FlightCrewiLog - To keep track of my flights, hours and duty times.
AeroWeather - For Wx
xeCurrency - For the latest exchange rates.
Flight Control - To kill time in cruise

The Blimp

Here's a good insight into how one aviation company uses their iphones:

Apple - iPhone in Business - Profiles - Airship Ventures

dv8

Can anyone recomend an app to be able to read PPRuNe on the iPhone?

call100

Safari......Get it on the internet as you do on your home PC.....

dv8

Err.... thanks call 100

I believe is an app dedicated to browsing forums So that you don't have to zoom in and out

call100

Sorry, didn't mean it to sound as it did..
You are perfectly correct, there is an App for forums....I've not tried it I just use Safari and don't have enough problems to justify the spend, It costs £2.99 I think...
Check this out....
Forums for iPhone

I suggest you read the reviews in iTunes before downloading it..

Hope it's what you wanted..

WeLieInTheShadows

Sorry if this is a little off thread but I broke my 3G iPhone screen recently.

Absolutley gutted. Apple wanted £120 for the honour of fixing it!

After a little research I found this item on ebay.

3G Apple iPhone screen DIY repair new GLASS / DIGITIZER on eBay (end time 31-Oct-09 10:25:03 GMT)


Came the next day with all tools, instructions, and adhesive to do the job, and I had it good as new in an hour.

The guy was SO helpful when I emailed him asking questions as I didn't want to put just anything in my iPhone.

I was a little dubious about it being a genuine part as stated, but sure enough when it arrived it had APPLE on the connectors unlike some of the others I'd seen on the net.

Bit off thread I know, but though iPhone users would want to know about this as it saves you a fortune if your clumsy and a bit of a tight wad like me.

As for Apps - WUNDER RADIO is awesome although bit expensive. It's more reliable than the free radio apps I've found, and you can get pretty much any station including the BBC ones!

Also big fan of....

EBAY
CALENGOO
THE TRAIN LINE - just been released and free!

All the best

WLITS

Supermattt

Hello,

I've been using free version of Pilot Wizz but thought I'd ask if anyone has any views on this or other pilot related apps, good bad, interesting?

Cheers
Matt

Nashers

areo weather- gives you all the TAFS for all the airports you set. very good.

FlightCom UK- quic kreferance list of radio frequencies. however said to have a few mistakes.

xWind- quick cross wind calculations

myConcert- good for many things other that flying but i use it for distance calculations as well as speed.

AirTycoon- nothing to do with helping you fly yourself but fantastic game to play and great fun for many hours. infact its the ONLY app i have payed for so far on my phone. everything else including the ones above are free.