Live Video of Air Navigation using IPAD and IPHONE
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cherokee592 | May 26, 2010 | This was the final test flight i our Piper Warrior before we released the first version of Air Navigation Pro as a native iPad version.
Our best selling navigation app can now run on iPhone and iPad – but it is not simply the bigger screen that makes the difference: For the iPad we have developed a new user interface which can display a nav instrument, the navigation plan and a large moving map at the same time. We have also many new functions – the most spectacular beeing the “GPS bridge” which enables a (GPS less) “Wifi iPad” (the cheaper version without 3 G and GPS) to use the iPhone’s GPS.
Once the bridge is set up the iPad receives the GPS data from the iPhone to display the real time navigation data and map.
With this solution you can have an iPhone (preferably in the car kit) in the field of view for maps or checklists and at the same time have the thin and light iPad with the moving map on your lap, just like you used your paper maps.
I enjoyed the flight a lot and the iPad proved to be a perfect companion in the cockpit. And don’t forget: you can not only navigate with the ipad , you can also store all your flight or Avionics manuals on it plus other PDF documents. you can also carry books, magazines, newspapers, your favourite movies – and the games for the kids.
The only drawback is that you get requests from the economy class all the time: “Daddy, can i have the iPad now?. No, sorry, you can have it when we’ve landed, i need it for the approach now …:-))
