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rampil

Joined: 04 May 2007
Posts: 870

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:15 am Post subject: A new smartphone app

Hi All,



Please forgive the intrusion of this homebuilder/long time Matronics

forum contributor to your group.



While being grounded for the past many months with a cracked engine block, 

I have been amusing myself by writing software (and teaching kids to 

restore tube and rag classic aircraft, but thats a story for another day!). 



Allow me to introduce avAltimeter 



Not many many people are aware that in the iPhone 6 and later, Apple 

has incorporated a Bosch barometer chip. I recently released to the 

App Store a unique app which emulates an analog flight altimeter with 

a number of "smart" features including a Kollsman window for setting 

the current pressure, calculation of Density Altitude, true airspeed and 

takeoff performance. The App also provides a warning for supplemental 

oxygen consistent with US FARs. The latest version of the app, now allows

entry of the Altimeter Setting (QNH) in millibars or in inches of mercury,

and allows display of altitude and density altitude in Feet or Meters.



Obviously avAltimeter is not FAA TSO approved and so I provide it for 

entertainment only. At present it can only be run on iPhone 6 and later, 

and not even iPads or iPods since they lack the Bosch chip. 



I understand the new Samsung Galaxy S7 now has a barometer chip as 

well and I plan to transfer the code to Android in the near future. 



My software web site is http://www.aviametrix.com 

or search for "avAltimeter" on the Apple App Store! 



Thanks for your attention! 



Cheers,

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michaelgibbs(at)cox.net
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Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 1:26 pm Post subject: A new smartphone app

Cool! I have another altimeter app for my iPhone but I'll definitely check it out.



Mike G.

Phoenix, AZ

Kitfox IV-1200 Speedster/Kitfox 6



 	  Quote: 	
		   On Jul 1, 2016, at 11:15 AM, rampil <ira.rampil(at)gmail.com> wrote:

 

 

 

 Hi All,

 

 Please forgive the intrusion of this homebuilder/long time Matronics

 forum contributor to your group.

 

 While being grounded for the past many months with a cracked engine block, 

 I have been amusing myself by writing software (and teaching kids to 

 restore tube and rag classic aircraft, but thats a story for another day!). 

 

 Allow me to introduce avAltimeter 

 

 Not many many people are aware that in the iPhone 6 and later, Apple 

 has incorporated a Bosch barometer chip. I recently released to the 

 App Store a unique app which emulates an analog flight altimeter with 

 a number of "smart" features including a Kollsman window for setting 

 the current pressure, calculation of Density Altitude, true airspeed and 

 takeoff performance. The App also provides a warning for supplemental 

 oxygen consistent with US FARs. The latest version of the app, now allows

 entry of the Altimeter Setting (QNH) in millibars or in inches of mercury,

 and allows display of altitude and density altitude in Feet or Meters.

 

 Obviously avAltimeter is not FAA TSO approved and so I provide it for 

 entertainment only. At present it can only be run on iPhone 6 and later, 

 and not even iPads or iPods since they lack the Bosch chip. 

 

 I understand the new Samsung Galaxy S7 now has a barometer chip as 

 well and I plan to transfer the code to Android in the near future. 

 

 My software web site is http://www.aviametrix.com 

 or search for "avAltimeter" on the Apple App Store! 

 

 Thanks for your attention! 

 

 Cheers,

 

 --------

 Ira N224XS

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rampil

Joined: 04 May 2007
Posts: 870

Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 2:07 pm Post subject: Re: A new smartphone app

Hi Mike!



Thanks!  So far as I know, avAltimeter is the only app with ability to

set the local altimeter setting and also the only one to calculate density 

altitude which could be a cool thing in Phoenix 



Ira

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michaelgibbs(at)cox.net
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Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 4:48 pm Post subject: A new smartphone app

I've been using Pro Altimeter.  You set it by choosing:



  Use GPS altitude

  Manually enter altitude

  Manually enter pressure

  Check nearby airports



If you chose to manually enter an altimeter setting, you can do it in either In Hg, kPa, or mb. If you chose nearby airports, it shows you a list of the 5 nearest airports along with their distance from your position and uses their reported altimeter setting.



It shows barometric altitude, GPS altitude, and the altimeter setting value in use but none of the other fancy things yours does.  



Mike G.

Phoenix, AZ



 	  Quote: 	
		   On Jul 1, 2016, at 3:07 PM, rampil <ira.rampil(at)gmail.com> wrote:

 

 

 

 Hi Mike!

 

 Thanks!  So far as I know, avAltimeter is the only app with ability to

 set the local altimeter setting and also the only one to calculate density 

 altitude which could be a cool thing in Phoenix 

 

 Ira

 

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 Ira N224XS

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