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PyroTek 23rd Jun 2011 08:18

I'm assuming that disables 3G/Data Transfer but doesn't disable the protocol used to make calls and send sms's..

Ultralights 23rd Jun 2011 08:23

and dont forget to shut down all apps running in the background to save power. double press the home button and a list of open apps will appear, touch the icon for a few sec and they will start to shake, you can shut them off. extends battery life.

PyroTek 23rd Jun 2011 09:02

Ultralights, I'm almost OCD with this function. I do it about every 30 minutes on my iPhone:E

Shagpile 23rd Jun 2011 09:38


doesn't disable the protocol used to make calls and send sms's..
Sorry you're correct for iPhone - I was meaning iPad. I can't confirm 100% whether it's zero transmissions, but even the little icon changes to "iPad" instead of "Carrier" or "Telstra" at the top when you disable data.


you can shut them off. extends battery life.
Yes and no - 95% of apps are actually suspended when in background. Apple multi-tasking isn't real multi-tasking like on a mac/pc where the app is still actually running. When you quit back to the home screen, your app gets 10 seconds to tidy up anything before the operating system suspends it. Apple deliberately chose this method to SAVE battery...

All it means on iPad is that the app starts up from where you left off. If the current running app gets short of memory, it starts killing background apps anyway. OzRunways uses a lot of memory so most likely all your background apps will be killed anyway, which is why menu's are a bit jerky loading initially after running OzRunways. There are a couple of exceptions to apps running in the background, like VoIP apps that can specifically be enabled always, but it's not normal behaviour.

The irony is you may be using more battery by having the screen on every half hour killing apps. If you want to save real power, disable 3G & make email check every hour (or manually) instead of 15 minutes.

aldee 25th Jun 2011 21:40

Shagpile & crew

any thoughts on doing an app for NZ ?

Shagpile 25th Jun 2011 23:34

Yeah already talking to airways nz

aldee 26th Jun 2011 00:15

good work:ok:

Jabawocky 27th Jun 2011 14:14

Oz Runways guys and girls :ok::ok::ok::ok:

Been across QLD and SA and now in the NT....so far :D:D:D

OverheadPanel 2nd Jul 2011 13:52

Anyone know if you can manually enter your Lat/Long to update aircraft position. (iphone version...) Stuffed if I can find a way to do it.

PyroTek 2nd Jul 2011 14:32

OHP: I highly doubt it, unfortunately.

baswell 3rd Jul 2011 03:35


Anyone know if you can manually enter your Lat/Long to update aircraft position. (iphone version...) Stuffed if I can find a way to do it.
You can't. I assume this is because you want to put in a direct to from somewhere you currently are not?

We're working on full flight planning now, so you will be able to do this in a couple of months.

Cheers,
Bas.

OverheadPanel 3rd Jul 2011 08:52

Ah, not so much that, although not a bad idea, more that I don't have an external GPS and can't get a signal through the windows.

I was thinking of an older program which had the ability to manually enter your position and update it as required.

You could also enter some variables you knew...such as IAS, groundspeed, track, HDG. and could then plot your track based on what info you had provided.

Obviously the plot is only so good for as long as you update the info...

...but should you have a valid GPS signal, then adding those variables you know from the aircraft can be useful for working out things such as your wind (headwind/tailwind) etc. (Bit like a garmin pilot GPS)

Ultralights 3rd Jul 2011 23:21

Ozrunways was the incentive i needed, (well, excuse) to buy myself an Ipad. Love it now, and not just for Ozrunways!, shame as i just had a nice Garmin Aera550 installed. :(

AussieNick 5th Jul 2011 11:44

Had my first run with ozrunways in the aircraft yesterday and all I can say is wow. I was amazed with how smooth and accurate it was. Defiantly subscribing to it from here on in.

Sunfish 8th Jul 2011 05:55

Just completed around Eighteen hours flying with Ozrunways over the last Ten days. Comments for what they are worth below:

1. Beg borrow or steal an iPad and buy Ozrunways, don't leave home or fly without it.

2. Get a 3G iPad, with the Naips program you can get your weather and file your flight plan if necessary anywhere you have Telstra 3G access - even half way between Arkaroola and Maree at Five thousand feet.

3. Ozrunways needs a few tweeks to be even better, most of these I expect are already noted.

a) Multiple route segments and user defined waypoints.

b) The ability to plan a route from some place other than where you are now. Together with the multi segment feature, this allows you to do the "what if?" planning stuff on the ground. If you could also add a notional TAS and winds, then you have the guts of a flight plan; then I could leave my E6B in its bag.

c) In the aircraft, a few Ozrunways features need a "confirm" button, starting with the red "cancel" button on the "direct to" feature", handing your iPad to a passenger who fumbles it a little means you have to set up again.

d) similarly that night visibility button needs to be highlighted when in night mode so that you can easily undo it in broad daylight when said passenger fumbles with the screen.

e) It would be nice if the VTC, VNC, ERC's etc defaulted to the one your aircraft is on, I know you should know which map you are on, but it saves time, I think.

f) Range rings around the aircraft at Five, Ten, Fifteen and Twenty nautical miles might be nice - of 5, 10, 15 minutes?


4. The ERSA being available at the touch of the screen is simply wonderful, end of story. The ERC's take the sting out of finding when to change area frequencies.

To sum up, just a great Application, simply magic, makes even a duffer like me look good when you can say "estimate overhead in Twelve".

5. Don't bother going to Marree unless you absolutely have to.

mcgrath50 8th Jul 2011 06:24

Shouldn't that be Wun Too minutes Sunfish? :E

Doing a trip in a few weeks and can't wait to give OzRwys a go!

VH-XXX 8th Jul 2011 07:10

Spoke with Jabba last night. He has been out for a long time all across Australia and has had no issues with the iPad losing it's position even when hundreds of miles from mobile coverage - hence he does not need an externally attached GPS.

Jabba is using the 3G model iPad but does not have a SIM card inserted.

Sunfish 8th Jul 2011 07:10

McGrath50:


Shouldn't that be Wun Too minutes Sunfish?
Mate, I'm lucky if I can even get the correct hour in Zulu time. "Twelve" is a big improvement!

Jabawocky 8th Jul 2011 13:09

XXX

Yep..... It is doing good. As you said.:ok:

Only bug is its displaying an old position after changing things around, a quick pan in or out updates the map etc.

Rowan etc might want to work on that. Will be in Adeliade region next week if you want to compare notes.

VH-XXX 9th Jul 2011 08:56

Heard from another source today that CASA have allegedly approved it's use for Day VFR and they are telling people this on their roadtrips. I guess we wait for the official piece of paper.


Mine went well as a backup today, I preflighted the plane went into the office and back to the hangar, took off, 5 mins out went to grab the map and realized that someone had taken my bag out with maps and ersa, kept going anyway and it performed flawlessly. Only thing is to make sure you have a cigarette lighter cable as the battery may not last long using it. The only issue I had today was the ersa needed updating and I had no signal, descended down, opened the entry I needed then climbed again, my fault but again, it was only being used as a backup. Had no issues with gps coverage and I had no 3G signal or most of the trip.


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