Splash and Dash Searey Seaplane Delights                            Apr 27 1:20 Guest User - Request Membership Layout | Log In | Help | Videos | Site | Emails  Search:   Front Page Calendar Photos Add Photos News Add News File Cabinet Add File Cabinet History Add History * Searey Info * Add * Searey Info * Polls Add Polls Classifieds Add Classifieds Utilities Create a New Site  News View All News | Add News | Emoticons | Mark Unread Search News:      Category: 119,Flying Fun, 168,Flying Safety, 404,Smart Phone Apps Favorite option: If you want this item to be marked as a favorite, click on the black heart.   MotionX-GPS Track         Next Item - Orlando area flyers! This will go to the next thread in this topic.    Don Maxwell - Feb 14,2010   Viewers  | Reply     Thanks again to Randy Palma for recommending the iPhone app, MotionX-GPS !!! He said he was going to try it out on a transoceanic flight and will probably report on it when he can.<br /><br />But I couldn't wait. The weather finally cleared and I had a chance to try MotionX-GPS in the air today. I tried both the track function and the app's ability to email waypoints at regular intervals as long as the iPhone has a good cell signal.<br /><br />Emailing waypoints turned out to work very nicely. It was set to send them at 15 minute intervals, and that's exactly what it did--until I flew into a dead spot where there was no signal. It gave up there, and apparently did not resume sending waypoints when I got back to where there was a good signal.<br /><br />There was one other problem with sending waypoints automatically: Before leaving home I cautioned Carol that waypoints would stop coming to her if I got out of range. Normally, she just seems to figure I'm a goner every time I go flying and doesn't worry, but this time it was different. After receiving 5 waypoints, when they stopped coming just at sunset she got worried and started phoning people to see if they had heard from me. So it's a useful feature, but needs to be used with a lot of care. I should have phoned her.<br /><br />The track feature worked perfectly. It uses the phone's GPS for the location and just keeps track of the locations, without any need to send out messages. When I got back to the airport I told it to send, and it did. <br /><br />The body of the message it sent out is below. Where it says, 'Click on this link to display the track in Google Maps,' THIS is the link: <br /><br /><a href="http://maps.google.com/?t=p&z=15&ll=37.40658950805664">http://maps.google.com/?t=p&z=15&ll=37.40658950805664</a>,-77.51826477050781&amp;q=<a href="http://api.motionxlive.com/motionx-remote/api/gps/host/7786aa08-f343-49bd-8a38-744e4e569002">http://api.motionxlive.com/motionx-remote/api/gps/host/7786a<br>a08-f343-49bd-8a38-744e4e569002</a><br /><br />UNFORTUNATELY, MyFamily isn't displaying it properly, so YOU'LL HAVE TO COPY AND PASTE. It begins with 'http' and ends with '9002'.<br /><br />The attachment that it says will open in Google Earth is attached here also.<br /><br /><br />=====start=====<br /><br />Hello,<br /><br />Don Maxwell uses MotionX-GPS on the iPhone 3G or 3GS and is sharing with you the following track:<br />Name: 2010-02-14 SeaRey.Flight<br />Date: Feb 14, 2010 4:29 pm<br />Distance: 115 miles<br />Elapsed Time: 1:31:26<br />Avg Speed: 75.7 mph<br />Max Speed: 114.0 mph<br />Avg Pace: 00' 48' per mile<br />Min Altitude: 0 ft<br />Max Altitude: 1,581 ft<br />Start Time: 2010-02-14T21:29:22Z<br />Start Location:<br />Latitude: 37.406590&#186; N<br />Longitude: 77.518263&#186; W<br />End Time: 2010-02-14T23:00:49Z<br />End Location:<br />Latitude: 37.406719&#186; N<br />Longitude: 77.518240&#186; W<br /><br />Click on this link to display the track in Google Maps. This link will be valid until Mar 16, 2010 4:07 PM PDT.<br /><br />There are two files attached to this email:<br /><br />'2010-02-14 SeaRey.Flight.kmz' is a Google KMZ track that can be displayed in Google Earth or Google Maps.<br /><br />'2010-02-14 SeaRey.Flight.gpx' is an Open Standard track that can be displayed by select mapping software.<br /><br />MotionX-GPS Commonly Asked Questions:<br />Q1: What is MotionX-GPS?<br />A1: MotionX-GPS, available for the iPhone 3G and 3GS, is the essential application for hikers, bike riders, joggers, and geocaching enthusiasts. It puts an easy-to-use, state-of-the-art handheld GPS system on your iPhone 3G or 3GS.<br />Q2: Can I use MotionX-GPS?<br />A2: Sure! MotionX-GPS LTE for the iPhone 3G and 3GS is free and can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store here.<br />Q3: How can I display tracks in Google Earth?<br />A3: Follow the directions on the Google Earth web site to download and install the Google Earth program. Save the attached 2010-02-14 SeaRey.Flight.kmz file to your computer. Launch Google Earth, select File, Open, and open the saved 2010-02-14 SeaRey.Flight.kmz file.<br />Q4: What is a GPX Track?<br />A4: GPX stands for GPS Exchange Format and is used to transfer GPS data between many GPS devices and applications, including Google Earth. A track is a path recorded by MotionX-GPS showing movement over the surface of the Earth.<br />Q5: This e-mail was forwarded to me and I can't find the attachments!<br />A5: Some e-mail programs do not include the original attachments by default when forwarding an e-mail. In this case, the sender must reattach the original files for them to be included.<br /><br />Please contact us here with any comments or questions.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />The MotionX Team<br /><br />US and Foreign Patents Granted and Pending. Fullpower&#174; is a registered trademark of Fullpower Technologies, Inc. MotionX™ is a trademark of Fullpower Technologies, Inc. &#169; Copyright 2003 - 2009 Fullpower Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.<br /><br />ver: GPS/9.4 ver: GPS/9.4; ref-id: 55a9d241-168f-4c1c-b601-a0da32068369<br /><br />=====end=======<br /><br />       Attachments:   2010-02-14 SeaRey.Flight         Attachments:   2010-02-14 SeaRey.Flight          Don Maxwell - Feb 14,2010   Viewers  | Reply     This flight began and ended at KFCI, near Richmond, VA. I flew southeast to the James River and then downstream to a friend's place, where I did a splash-and-go. Then I flew west to Lake Chesdin and followed it to the western end. (The last waypoint was sent just to the west of the lake.) From there I flew farther west to 2VA3, Merlin Aerodrome, and did a low pass from north to south, passing Aventura Matt's house, the last one on the southeast. Then I flew straight back to KFCI.          Eric Batterman - Feb 14,2010   Viewers  | Reply     Don, Are you sure Carol wasn't just looking for someone to fill your Valentine's dinner reservation slot?          Scott Peters - Feb 15,2010   Viewers  | Reply     That is way to cool. I have a lot of trouble downloading iTune apps to the Droid, uses a different system (so they tell me). Then again, I'm not the best at using that thing.          Don Maxwell - Feb 15,2010   Viewers  | Reply     Scott, do you know about The Missing Sync? I don't know about the Droid, but it's very good for the iPhone. Lets you sync Notes and ToDos and can migrate stuff from many different PDAs. <a href="http://www.markspace.com/products/android/missing-sync-android.html">http://www.markspace.com/products/android/missing-sync-andro<br>id.html</a>          Scott Peters - Feb 16,2010   Viewers  | Reply     Thanks Don and no I haven't heard of it. Should be off Thursday and I'll look into it.          Russ Garner - Feb 15,2010   Viewers  | Reply     Might be a good tool in search and rescue.

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