OzRunways 2.whoa!

[nitpicker330]

Hi guys, just a couple of observations since I upgraded to 2.7

1/ on my i phone 4S the map now has only 3 large transparent fields at the top, I cannot make it show more than 3 in the settings? (currently GS TRK and LAT )

2/ On my i Pad2 the same menu has TRK 345*T and not M? I can't get Magnetic

3/ My phone used to lock onto Satellites quite well in the Airbus cockpit but now it refuses to, I've tried many times in the past few days over Aust and SE Asia and it won't lock on.

Thanks

[VH-XXX]

1/ on my i phone 4S the map now has only 3 large transparent fields at the top, I cannot make it show more than 3 in the settings? (currently GS TRK and LAT )

You need to select a waypoint (and goto it) for the other 3 to appear.

3/ My phone used to lock onto Satellites quite well in the Airbus cockpit but now it refuses to, I've tried many times in the past few days over Aust and SE Asia and it won't lock on.

Suggest trying another app to see if it's a problem with the phone versus the app. Maybe Runkeeper or something simple, there are plenty out there.

[Katoom]

???? Thread says it's locked and people are complaining about that, but maybe it's not locked after all?

[tail wheel]

Thread says it's locked and people are complaining about that, but maybe it's not locked after all?

Nah! The thread is open. It's all their imagination.

[Bevan666]

Can I get wrongly accused of getting it unlocked now?

[Shagpile]

Thread reopened - just to note thanks for all the ideas & comments. Latest implemented idea is using a highly accurate magnetic model of earth (from NOAA) for more precise true/mag tracks, good worldwide not just in Aus.

At the moment the mag/true tracks are good for your current position & may be inaccurate at waypoints hundreds of miles ahead. These will come good as you get closer to them, however in v2.7.2 (eta 1 week after v2.7.1) we've made it so these report correct headings in the planning phase (as they should have, apologies). Remember "not for air navigation" as its not a million dollar TSO'd piece of equipment.

[Nivo]

Thanks Tail wheel. I don't envy you your job!

Nivo

[nitpicker330]

Ok Tail wheel thanks.

[coarsepitch]

Originally Posted by Shagpile

At the moment the mag/true tracks are good for your current position & may be inaccurate at waypoints hundreds of miles ahead. These will come good as you get closer to them ...

Sorry, a bit confused, can you clarify? Do you mean that the provided tracks are more accurate with a defined waypoint that's say, 50nm away vs 250nm away? Cheers.

[rjtjrt]

I think Bevan666 (Avplan) deserves an apology for a false accusation earlier.

I would acknowledge that Avplan is also a good piece of iPad software, and we all benefit from a healthy and good competitor to Ozrunways. Long may they both thrive.

John

[tail wheel]

Bevan did not complain.

[KRviator]

Updated my iPad2 to OS5 tonight and also updated OzRunways. Top marks for the latest features chaps. The area frequency window is a neat idea and the planner screen is much appreciated too.

A couple of things I've noted though, both to do with the BoM radar page... The location does not match the location displayed by OzRunways on the VTC - and it seems to change each time you access the BoM radar overlay.

Also, the most recent return seems to stay imprinted on the radar screen, with the 4 previous images coming and going as normal. You can kinda see what I'm getting at in the image below. The storm cell is tracking to the northwest and the latest return is "shadowed" by the previous one.

[VH-XXX]

I'm having an issue with mine on an iPad 1 that others might have experienced so this might be of help.

When on the map page, eg the WAC, I slide my finger around but nothing happens, it simply doesn't move the map.

However, if I use two fingers, it does work. I discovered this as the map didn't move with one finger, but I could still pinch and expand it successfully.

[RatsoreA]

First, great little product. I tried it out last week, and it's so much better than carrying paper!

I have two comments though,

One - Wish list - How about a pay by the month subscription instead of just one yearly one?

Two - Issue - Sometimes it would lock up for no reason, and I'd have to restart the whole app. Then, the terrain data would not display, even though the menu had a tick beside it. Cycleing it off and on didn't make the terrain data reappear. Power cycleing the whole device did.

I was using ipad 3 with the latest OS.

Thanks

[splitty]

Oz Runways

Hey mate my Wife just gave me a ASUS Eee Pad as a B/D present..I have O/R on my Iphone wondering if your still making an Android version in the near Furture? Thanks!

[Aussie Bob]

Folks, I have been using the Ipad and OZ rw in earnest lately and have notcied two glaring problems with the flight planning:

First, when I try to enter waypoints into the "quick plan" box the Ipad freezes with the keyboard showing and the only way I can get rid of the keyboard is to stop the program totally then restart it. Any suggestions here?

Secondly when I hit the "help" button I get referred to a page from the ERSA about noticiing a document in need of amendment, is this a joke?

I did try uninstalling then reinstalling the app but the problems remain.

Apologies if this has been asked before but this thread is getting so long it is hard to wade back through it.

[baswell]

First, when I try to enter waypoints into the "quick plan" box the Ipad freezes with the keyboard showing and the only way I can get rid of the keyboard is to stop the program totally then restart it. Any suggestions here?

Yes, don't do that. Sorry, couldn't resist. Yeah, it's a bug. It is OK if you actually put in at least two waypoints and hit enter. But tap anywhere else while the keyboard is up, it gets stuck. Should be fixed in a week or so when Apple approves the update we submitted today.

Secondly when I hit the "help" button I get referred to a page from the ERSA about noticiing a document in need of amendment

Hmmm, which help button was it, on which screen? We may have missed one. The easy way to get to the documentation is to go to the "other" tab and scroll down to the last document.

Bas.

[Aussie Bob]

Baswell, thanks for the quick answer and the heads up, you have also neatly explained why it did work for me a few days prior.

The help button in question is onthe box that comes up when I firsthit the flight planning button. i did also notice that when I reloaded the program it came up with a screen offering help withthe new features. When I accepted i also got this same page.

But all this is pretty minor I guess, i just got home from a 4 hour multi waypoint journey and the tap the map and plan is awesome, worked a treat.

[rjtjrt]

Baswell, Shagpile et al
Is there an opportunity for live tracking of your current position by 3G?
This would be a very derirable option, both for relatives and for safety if it can be accessed by SAR to look at last position and track.
Maybe an option for user to set the frequency of position updates to a web page.
John

[Agent86]

rjtrjt ... If you want someone (make that EVERYONE ) to track you just open trackonthemap.com in a browser and click on track me now. Anyone else who opens the page can see where you are.