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pschartau
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Posted 14/02/2012 16:47:59
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It'd be great to have a NAV-only iPhone version for those of us whose cockpits are too tight to mount an iPad. The route would be planned on iPad / PC / Web and then synced to the iPhone app via the cloud.
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johnofyork
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Posted 14/02/2012 16:55:53
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Yes I agree, Skydemon on iPhone would be good. The screen is big enough and bright enough. I'm currently running other GPS software on iPhone 4
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sprucegoose
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Posted 17/02/2012 11:09:50
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The Apple products are great devices, but are also expensive closed systems. Android has double the market share of Apple in the UK, is an open system and has a large and growing number of devices to run on, with many different screen sizes and prices. Apple has a choice of only two - an iPhone or an iPad. I hold no particular candle for either mega-corporation, but logic suggests that moving from obsolete Windows CE to Android would give the users of SD software the greatest range of hardware choices.
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Tim Dawson
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Posted 17/02/2012 17:33:48
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I can't really see us going to the effort of porting SkyDemon to a new platform (and it's a lot of effort) when that platform is a mobile phone. Do people really want to be navigating an aircraft using a mobile phone?
When it comes to tablets, Apple currently have Android beaten completely, at least within the GA community. If that should change, we'll probably do an Android version.
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sprucegoose
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Posted 20/02/2012 10:04:08
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Well, I have happily been navigating IFR all over Europe on a mobile phone for years - an HTC HD2 - which has been completely reliable; the £6,000 Garmin 430 is relegated to driving the autopilot. Trouble is, with WM6.5 now obsolete, if the HD2 goes on the blink I cannot buy another, and I really like the capacitive screen and the datalink via the phone, neither of which is available on the Demon device. So without dissing the iPad, which as I agree is great, I think it would be worth the effort of porting the programme, because there's going to be a vast variety of hardware options running Android. I for one can't find the space for an iPad in my cockpit, and the iPhone is too small, in my view.
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mbkoks
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Posted 20/02/2012 10:32:09
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It actually would be very nice to have a lite version, or nav-only version available on iPhone and Android. It doesn't make sense to try and plan a route on these small devices, but it would be nice to be able to load the route in it and have it available during the flight (maybe as a backup to another system?).
The 'other' software guys just released something like that. Not saying you show follow every move they make, but since i also use there software i now have a backup for my portable Garmin 495. But i prefer Skydemon, so...
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jonya
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Posted 03/08/2012 13:36:16
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Tim - what about iPhone? Air Navigation Pro for iPhone sells great and iPhone is much more popular in smaller GA cockpits where iPad just doesnt fit well.
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Tim Dawson
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Posted 03/08/2012 15:39:45
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My answer above still stands. Furthermore, there are strong rumours that a mini 7" iPad will surface around October time.
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AnglianAV8R
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Posted 09/08/2012 12:55:53
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A 7" ipad is an intriguing thought. I have plans to re-engine my Rans s6 and will be replacing the existing panel. A mount on the panel is laready planned and a 7" ipad would fit. Would just need a suitable mounting bracket, which I'm sure will be available in due course.
I also like the idea of running SD on a phone as a back up.
My trusty 6 year old Nokia still serves me well, but I'd be very tempted by the combination of an 7" ipad and iphone sync'd together for SD.
SD and a cheap Chinese satnav = Jobzagoodun.
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pschartau
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Posted 09/08/2012 19:55:33
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Tim Dawson (03/08/2012)
My answer above still stands. Furthermore, there are strong rumours that a mini 7" iPad will surface around October time.
I would still be interested in a simple iPhone navigator. The iPad can pack up due to overheating / battery / .... so having a backup would be worthwhile. As there is no way to transfer routes directly from iPad to a Windows Mobile device or to a Garmin, the obvious solution would be an iPhone...
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