I havent fiddled with Ozrunways for a while (only had it on an iPhone and I didn't own a bluetooth GPS at the time - subscription had expired prior to getting the GPS)

Just curious if you have the ability to do 2 things: (Both things we can do on Honeywell / Smith FMCs in some form or another - possibly copyright by the manufacturers)

1) a FIX page. It provides bearing/range to fix (either a waypoint/navaid or airport, /lat long) - we can put a (up to 3) green range rings on this - at what ever distance (puts a green circle around the fix. Great for situational awareness).


2) Ad hoc waypoints used for calculations - like PNRs etc (either a waypoint/ distance to a waypoint or lat long) Which are not part of the flight plan, but will appear on route (bit like a fix)

Any chance these exist or can be added?

Beta Testing
 

Does OzRunways allow people to Beta Test newer versions ?

If they do , how can I participate ?

They do use some of us as beta testers from time to time.

A recent bug I've had was continued crashing when trying to read the AIP on an iPad 1. I had no other apps running at the time. It normally happened when I tried scrolling the AIP between pages but occasionally just crashed when only reading.

Keg, buy an ipad 2 :ok: (:})

Same experience as Keg, multiple crashes while just reading AIP on iPad 1. As for an iPad upgrade, I might just wait for the iPad 3 or iPad 2 Turbo :ok:

I also appreciate Shaggy's and developers' responsiveness to our feedback here. Tres beaut! :D

I may have heard from a little birdie who would actually know, that the iPad 3 is due in Feb. :8 That isn't just speculation either. Admittedly geek websites have been suggesting this for a while.

My personal tip is released in late Feb, available here in March.

Oh goody. Only the other day the Birthday Fairy said to me I should get an iPad 3 when it's released because she believes I need one for work.

Who am I to dissuade the Birthday Fairy of her beliefs? :ok::}:D

Thanks Jack. Like Clarrie, XXX and wing nut, I'm waiting for the next version. After that I need to wait for the new FBT year so after 1 Apr. :D]

I too appreciate the ability to provide feedback via PPRUNE.

Yep...........some of my advice is sage..............

A lot of it is pure crap :ugh:

We really , really .. need some stability upgrades keeping the IPad 1 in mind.
From what the developers say here on PPRuNe ... Its coming soon ... But as I have been saying for a while .. the sooner the better ...

I am assuming if the app is made more stable in general .. it would work well no matter what hardware is used !

Steps / Ideas / Suggestions to Improve the app.

1)Would it help , if more pilots / people helped in Beta Testing.

Im sure testing it in real life would be really important , but a lot of valuable data can be gathered via simulation as well during testing.

2) Rapid release development cycle i.e. what Firefox are doing.

Cannot be that quick, but a little bit more frequent is what I mean. Small but more frequent updates.

3) Reduction in subscription pricing to attract more customers / subscriptions.
( maybe a special offer for a couple of days / weeks )

Can anyone recommend a portable battery charger for the IPad ?

When will Android version reappear on the radar?

tipsy.skipsy asked Yes. Belkin does a good charger kit, both 240v and 12v in the Belkin Charger Kit 2.1 AMP, widely available.

Tipsy,

How portable do you mean? 240V, 12V or it's own battery.

I have a 6600maH battery with 2 USB charging ports one 1A and one 2.1A (this is the important spec for iPad charging). I got it from DealExtreme (import from HK) This sort of thing is now avail at Dick Smith ..I think Belkin brand ..but dearer.

Mine gives a full recharge of the iPad and has the added benefit of recharging phone/Dual Bluetooth GPS if they get low.

By portable I mean something with its own battery and yes it would be good if it has 2 usb outs.

So from what I understand the Ipad needs a 2.1A charger right ?

So , please advise if you know of good portable (with battery) chargers for Ipad !!

Thanks

A Google for "ipad portable battery pack" (as opposed to charger) found me this:

phone Charger | iPhone Charger | iPad Charger | Portable Battery Charger | ZAGGsparq | ZAGG

There will be others like it too.

We've got a reasonable amount of beta testers now and we can't take on any more for a few months anyway. Apple limitations. Hrmpf...

We're not much like FireFox because they have completed all their major features, all the updates are indeed bug fixes and improvements. We're still working on major new features and having parallel development paths is a huge overhead slowing everything down.

Hang in there, 2.7 is going to be a great update with a lot of great new features and huge performance and stability improvements. We're already the most stable app on the Australian market by far and this will make it so much better still. I have not seen it do an un-commanded exit in ages.

A possible solution for iPhone/iPad WiFi users:

Yes, you bas and co would have to do a little coding (not much I would hope);

there is an app called gps2ip, I think it's free.

It runs in background and sends iPhone NMEA+ data over TCP/IP.

All OzRunways would need to do is listen on a port. The devices would need to be tethered via usb or wifi, though gps2ip will also push via 3G.

whadyareckon?

sc

Guys love the 2.7 update - just one request - could you change the thick green line for a thin sharp magenta line in 2.8?

Would make the product look much more professional...oh....don't suppose you could add a little Bonanza aircraft thingy too?:ok:

Fixed in v2.7 (out soon)

No problemo - just PM me all the aircraft details that you'd fill into OzRunways plus any additional info you may have including glide ratio, fixed reserve, climb speed, cruise speed, etc etc.