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Well after many hours of indecision, I have decided that for aviation use (which is what I bought the tablet for) the Android tablets just aren't catching up with the iPad.
My tablet S is now on eBay after 4 months of ownership (silly i know) as I am going to get an iPad 2 and get sky demon on it, which has just come out!
Mike, I did love your app the only trouble was it seemed the only decent app on the market. It doesn't matter that I'm jumping ship as you already have my money for the app!
James
My tablet S is now on eBay after 4 months of ownership (silly i know) as I am going to get an iPad 2 and get sky demon on it, which has just come out!
Mike, I did love your app the only trouble was it seemed the only decent app on the market. It doesn't matter that I'm jumping ship as you already have my money for the app!
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I use the original Galaxy Tab 7", running PocketFMS.
I have a windscreen mount bought from ebay for feckall.
It works very well, is easy to read, operates fast, and is just the right size in our PA28. (Any bigger and it would cover essential instruments, any smaller and you're waisting space).
I think there have been two updates since, so I'm sure the newer ones are even better.
dp
I have a windscreen mount bought from ebay for feckall.
It works very well, is easy to read, operates fast, and is just the right size in our PA28. (Any bigger and it would cover essential instruments, any smaller and you're waisting space).
I think there have been two updates since, so I'm sure the newer ones are even better.
dp
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I too am a bit of a luddite when it comes to this tablet/android/ipad malarkey.
I have an iphone4 and am delighted with it but having bought Airnavpro for it I find it pretty useless and since other say it's a great product I presume my ignorance is related to its performance.
Perhaps it's an opportunity for one of the flying mags to do a "androids for dummies" article?
I have an iphone4 and am delighted with it but having bought Airnavpro for it I find it pretty useless and since other say it's a great product I presume my ignorance is related to its performance.
Perhaps it's an opportunity for one of the flying mags to do a "androids for dummies" article?
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Here's what's on my Android (Archos 101 G9):
AirReport (METAR and TAFs)
Aviation Flight Time Calculator
Aviation Weather
ezPDF (excellent for reading your ebooks and Jepp pdf format charts)
Flight Times UK
FlightDisplay
FlightRadar 24 FREE
intelliPilot (logbook software, free but not for long)
Met Office (awesome weather app)
NavFree (Car Sat Nav)
X-Plane
MM Tracker Free (Basic use of your Memory Map .QCT format charts)
AirReport (METAR and TAFs)
Aviation Flight Time Calculator
Aviation Weather
ezPDF (excellent for reading your ebooks and Jepp pdf format charts)
Flight Times UK
FlightDisplay
FlightRadar 24 FREE
intelliPilot (logbook software, free but not for long)
Met Office (awesome weather app)
NavFree (Car Sat Nav)
X-Plane
MM Tracker Free (Basic use of your Memory Map .QCT format charts)
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Also use Air Report (very handy for TAF/METAR) & MM Tracker which double up as a handy OS map when walking.
Aviation Flight Time a useful addition, thanks Superpilot
Now I just need the battery to last more than 5 minutes!
Aviation Flight Time a useful addition, thanks Superpilot
Now I just need the battery to last more than 5 minutes!
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For a basic moving map function, Oziexplorer is now available for Android and apparently (I have no way to test it myself) it works very well.
Loads of aviation charts exist for Ozi; some are even current
The subject of aviation charts is a sore point in Europe because all the data is tightly copyrighted even though all of it was produced with taxpayer money.
I have the use of an Ipad2 which, with an external GPS, works OK, but is very short of moving map apps which can run mapdata that is actually relevant! If I was getting a tablet for flying I would buy the Samsumg Galaxy 10" tablet which is virtually identical in ergonomics etc to the Ipad2 but it runs a lot more stuff and is more or less totally "open" so you can move files in or out of it. With the Ipad, one just tears one's hair out trying to do something useful - even trivia like moving a PDF onto a flash stick or whatever so you can get it printed off.
Loads of aviation charts exist for Ozi; some are even current
The subject of aviation charts is a sore point in Europe because all the data is tightly copyrighted even though all of it was produced with taxpayer money.
I have the use of an Ipad2 which, with an external GPS, works OK, but is very short of moving map apps which can run mapdata that is actually relevant! If I was getting a tablet for flying I would buy the Samsumg Galaxy 10" tablet which is virtually identical in ergonomics etc to the Ipad2 but it runs a lot more stuff and is more or less totally "open" so you can move files in or out of it. With the Ipad, one just tears one's hair out trying to do something useful - even trivia like moving a PDF onto a flash stick or whatever so you can get it printed off.
I've just been playing around with this and whilst a tiny bit clunky (or that may be me!) it's working rather well and usefully. In a nutshell, it allows me to run my Android apps on my Windows laptop.
Android Apps on PC :: Android Apps for PC | BlueStacks
Certainly Aviation Tools Free is working fine, and once I'd also downloaded the Adobe app, it's accessing national AIP approach plates, etc. quite happy that way.
G
Android Apps on PC :: Android Apps for PC | BlueStacks
Certainly Aviation Tools Free is working fine, and once I'd also downloaded the Adobe app, it's accessing national AIP approach plates, etc. quite happy that way.
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Capitulated...
Like others on this forum, I've been hanging on in the hope that Android aviation apps would catch up with Apple's, but with the arrival of SkyDemon on the iPad I've given up and now fly with an iPad 3 on a yoke mount. It's a bit larger than i would like, but in every other way it's outstanding and there's no competition. I still have PocketFMS avaialble on my HD2 Windows Mobile phone as backup (until my subscription runs out) but both this software and the device feel completely outdated compared to SD on iPad. I personally hate Apple's grasping and controlling business model, but I'm putting up with it in order to run SD's fabuous software. If SD ported to Android, I might consider getting a ICS 7" tablet, but only if it performed like the iPad in terms of battery life, screen brightness, etc. Pocket FMS are trying to port their programme to Andoid, but the beta version on the Playstore at the moment is primitive to say the least. Which is a pity, because with hyper-fast, large-screen Android phones arriving daily (Samsung Note, HTC One, Samsung Galaxy SIII) there are great platforms for aviation navigation readily available.
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I'm a PPL (for hobby flying) but I'm a professional developer, though not of apps as such, yet.
What apps would people like to see on an Android?
My intentions are to start releasing some basic stuff for free, and then perhaps if the apps get good enough, to start charging for the better ones (but leave the basic ones free).
I'm not interested in developing for Iphone / Ipad because I don't have the money to get a Mac and development tools for what would likely pay me some beer money, whereas I can develop for Android for free. Also there's plenty on the Ipad anyway.
What apps would people like to see on an Android?
My intentions are to start releasing some basic stuff for free, and then perhaps if the apps get good enough, to start charging for the better ones (but leave the basic ones free).
I'm not interested in developing for Iphone / Ipad because I don't have the money to get a Mac and development tools for what would likely pay me some beer money, whereas I can develop for Android for free. Also there's plenty on the Ipad anyway.
our engineless friends flying gliders are using such files for their loggers/ipaqs...
Czech republic, Germany
etc...but I am quite sure I have seen all the national files at a single location in the past........
Czech republic, Germany
etc...but I am quite sure I have seen all the national files at a single location in the past........
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some other moving map's for Android (as well as windows and Mac) Moving Map App
I have used Sky-Map.de for a year now. It is a very nice moving map program developed for the European market with weather overlays and scanned maps that you can purchase for Europe and North America. They might have expended it by now to include other parts of the world.
Unfortunately (or fortunately) I am currently operating in Papua New Guinea where most moving map or gps manufacturers do not bother to produce useful tools for. Here is what I appreciate the most about Sky-Map:
* allows for very quick graphic (or conventional) flight planning on the fly with double tapping on the map as well as rubber band mode.
* developer is very helpful to provide information to make the product useful for operations in countries where airspace or approach plates have to be produce manually.
* in the android version maps can be scanned and referenced by the user and associated to the different zoom levels. (for mac the manufacturer has to do it for a reasonable fee). Sometimes the google play store does not list this app so might have to contact them via the company web site.
Another great Android app is called soviet military maps. You can trial the free version to see what it is like, but basically it is a very basic moving map with 1:250 000 scale maps (as well as google, open cycle and other maps), some of which can be downloaded and cached in the paid version (10,-$) for off line use. Again a great App if you are operating in areas of the world with limited moving map availability (same company makes other apps for NZ and Canada, same idea, different maps). The GPS functions are rather basic on it but you can import way-points and create routes. This App is currently only available for Android it seems.
Cheers
Unfortunately (or fortunately
) I am currently operating in Papua New Guinea where most moving map or gps manufacturers do not bother to produce useful tools for. Here is what I appreciate the most about Sky-Map:* allows for very quick graphic (or conventional) flight planning on the fly with double tapping on the map as well as rubber band mode.
* developer is very helpful to provide information to make the product useful for operations in countries where airspace or approach plates have to be produce manually.
* in the android version maps can be scanned and referenced by the user and associated to the different zoom levels. (for mac the manufacturer has to do it for a reasonable fee). Sometimes the google play store does not list this app so might have to contact them via the company web site.
Another great Android app is called soviet military maps. You can trial the free version to see what it is like, but basically it is a very basic moving map with 1:250 000 scale maps (as well as google, open cycle and other maps), some of which can be downloaded and cached in the paid version (10,-$) for off line use. Again a great App if you are operating in areas of the world with limited moving map availability (same company makes other apps for NZ and Canada, same idea, different maps). The GPS functions are rather basic on it but you can import way-points and create routes. This App is currently only available for Android it seems.
Cheers
