Pilot Apps for Windows mobile
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Pilot Apps for Windows mobile
I currently have an iphone, and there seem to be loads of brilliant Apps for it. Like Pilotwhiz, aeroweather
I have just purchased a HTC touch HD running WM6.1 Anyone recomend any good apps for it
I have just purchased a HTC touch HD running WM6.1 Anyone recomend any good apps for it
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That is on order, I purchased the latest CAA charts from memory map. Am I correct by saying all I need is the map, I purchased one for £20. Somehow that seems too cheap. Am I missing something?
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The £20 CAA MM maps do come with what looks like the actual MM program.
I have never installed the program however because I have my own version on the PC already.
The way the MM PDA software is done is that you install MM on a PC and then, with the PDA connected (the usual activesync thingy) you click on the Mobile Device -> Install Pocket Navigator option, and it just does it. Very slick. I don't think MM sell a PDA version as such.
I think it will even transfer the maps that way, though activesync is painfully slow for big files; it's quicker to manually copy the .qct file(s) to the flash card.
The other prog to consider for a pocket/pc (wm2000x) device is Oziexplorer. This is a generic moving map application which runs a wide range of maps.
I have never installed the program however because I have my own version on the PC already.
The way the MM PDA software is done is that you install MM on a PC and then, with the PDA connected (the usual activesync thingy) you click on the Mobile Device -> Install Pocket Navigator option, and it just does it. Very slick. I don't think MM sell a PDA version as such.
I think it will even transfer the maps that way, though activesync is painfully slow for big files; it's quicker to manually copy the .qct file(s) to the flash card.
The other prog to consider for a pocket/pc (wm2000x) device is Oziexplorer. This is a generic moving map application which runs a wide range of maps.
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If you want a fully fledged aviation GPS systems, with flight planning software for your pc too, with worldwide coverage (not just UK maps), which is fully uptodate (not just updated once per year), and is capable of rotating the map, then try www.PocketFMS.com
There's a free 30 day trial so that you can make your mind up before paying your money
There's a free 30 day trial so that you can make your mind up before paying your money
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An excellent W&B program found here Marcware Weight and Balance
Pocket Airroute is a wizz wheel and converter although I use 1calc for conversions as it's easier to use. Sunrise is another free app which tells you sunset and sunrise times.
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Pocket Airroute is a wizz wheel and converter although I use 1calc for conversions as it's easier to use. Sunrise is another free app which tells you sunset and sunrise times.
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I asked not long ago if there were any Symbian based flight programs for my n95 8gb but there does not seem to be.. shame as it is more than capable.
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anyone know of any flight computer apps for N95 8GB? - All About Symbian Forums
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anyone know of any flight computer apps for N95 8GB? - All About Symbian Forums
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I did an upgrade with O2 a couple of months ago to their O2 xda flint (also known as HTC 7510 )and use it to run Pocketfms and also Memory map it has a 5" screen that is very readable in sunlight, I don't use the keyboard just the screen velcro'd on to a yoke mount
Of course I don't user this thing as a phone would look like a complete Muppet
and use an ordinary phone day to day
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Of course I don't user this thing as a phone would look like a complete Muppet
and use an ordinary phone day to day Cheers
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Thanks for all the info guys. Im relieved to hear that the MM CAA charts arn't going to require me spending anymore money. Its got to be the cheapest legit mapping system out there. At that money, I dont even mind upgrading it once/twice a year.
Keep the sugestions coming, as Im still after a decent weather and hold calculator, along with any other useful apps
Keep the sugestions coming, as Im still after a decent weather and hold calculator, along with any other useful apps
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actually I have developed some for myself. but only in excel format. like w&B, take off & landing rolls distances along with 50ft obstacle clearance distances, headwind & cross wind component. I just enter temp & wind direction and speed the rest of the things are given to me automatically by excel. and I can develop other, but it needs time and I need to focus only on my studies.
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Does anyone know which app to get for aviation weather? I saw a few but they were for US only.
I know the iphone thingy has aeroweather, what is the equivilent for windows mobile?
I know the iphone thingy has aeroweather, what is the equivilent for windows mobile?
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What exactly are you looking for?
AvBrief - PDA will provide TAF's/Metars in a very simply no fuss, and quick fashion.
What are you looking for the application to do?
AvBrief - PDA will provide TAF's/Metars in a very simply no fuss, and quick fashion.
What are you looking for the application to do?
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Seriously, you can access the Avbrief weather service and get TAFs and METARs by going through your phone's browser. The site is basic to say the least - just a box to enter the ICAO code for the airport - but it is the easiest way without downloading any software.
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I have been using the Avbrief WAP facility on my Nokia 6310i but have recently lost the phone config and was unable to get it working again, so I am now using the YAWS one which is actually a lot nicer.
My Nokia E51 should be arriving soon and that can do a lot more than my 6310i
Apart from tafs/metars, there isn't much one can usefully do on a small screen device. I have an old HP HX4700 PDA which can run in 640x480 and in that resolution it does a reasonable job of rendering web pages with MSLP charts etc - if you are a masochist. Been there, done that, and wasted a lot of time. I would just buy one of the tiny ~£200 "EEE" laptops which have an 8" screen and they do all the website stuff fine, and if you get the WinXP version you can do everything else on it.
My Nokia E51 should be arriving soon and that can do a lot more than my 6310i
Apart from tafs/metars, there isn't much one can usefully do on a small screen device. I have an old HP HX4700 PDA which can run in 640x480 and in that resolution it does a reasonable job of rendering web pages with MSLP charts etc - if you are a masochist. Been there, done that, and wasted a lot of time. I would just buy one of the tiny ~£200 "EEE" laptops which have an 8" screen and they do all the website stuff fine, and if you get the WinXP version you can do everything else on it.