iphone apps for PPG

ALTISPEED, 0.89 Euros  (A little over a buck or so.)
Thats it.  Altitude and airspeed but in nicc, big, easy to read numbers.

VIRTUAL WINDMETER $0.99

http://goingapps.com/default.aspx

Works by measuring the volume of wind on your iphone microphone.

Hold the phone into the wind for a few seconds, press GET WIND, and you'll get an average read over that period.

The final reading is the average of the period. (The application is upside-down so you can read the meter w

hile pointing the microphone into the wind.)

Wind Meter supports multiple units of measure including Miles Per Hour, Knots, Kilometers Per Hour, Beaufort, Feet Per Second, and Meters Per Second.

IVARIOMETER Free and upgrade at $2.99

http://www.iphoneappreview.com/ivariometer.html

iVariometer shows your position and track you during the flight. iVariometer assist you with a lot of various information – your current altitude, speed, vertical speed, flight time and direction.

• Flight and any other trip GPS assistance.
• Altitude, distance, speed and vertical speed meter (with an experimental accelerometer support).
• Magnetic(iphone 3Gs) or GPS-based compass.
• A route trace on a Google map.
• Device trip parameters monitoring (mileage, flying time).
• Flights record and playback.

MOTIONX GPS $2.99

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/motionx-gps/id299949744?mt=8

Map storage feature is far better than it used to be. Using the app for an easy way to get offline map access where there are no cell towers. Shows street maps, contour, or satellite view.

Track Recorder.

Compass - features GPS heading, Speed Over Ground, Waypoint distance, Time to waypoint, Direction of travel and actual direction to waypoint (If selected)

VIRTUAL BACKTRACKER $0.99
http://download.cnet.com/BackTrack/3000-12940_4-75033263.html

If you are familiar with the product backtracker, (at around 50 bucks) you might dig this app.

It's perfect for PPG. And just dead simple. It only has two buttons - set your waypoint - and where is the waypoint. That and a big, line of sight directional arrow pointing where you want to go. It also tells your distance. Great for PPG. If you fly in unfamiliar country, and you suddenly find yourself at a loss t say where your LZ is, this app will point to it, and give you the distance. No scrolling, no thinking, no fuss.

RESCUE LOCATOR/CONTACT $2.99

www.rescue-app.com

I haven't bought this, or checked it out, but it might be worth looking into, if you haven't invested in a real Personal Locator Beacon like the FASTFIND. (Which some people who fly alone should. See my review of FASTFIND VS SPOT)

SKYKOGGER $5.99

http://www.skywind.eu/SkyLogger/EN/index.htmlSkyLogger obtains the geodetic positions of the pilot during the flight and stores the data. Furthermore, the pilot is able to see during the flight the elapsed time, the distance to the take-off as well as the current ground speed and climb rate. A compass rose is indicating the current flight direction.

GENERALLY USEFUL AND PPG APPROPRIATE

VOICE TO TEXT
http://www.nfinityinc.com/quickvoiceip.html

While I've never tried it from the air, it would probably work. This quick voice app will act as a digital tape recorder. Then you can click on an email address, and it will send them a text transcript of the message, as well as an attachment with the voice. Not instant, it can take ten minutes or more to fulfill, but no typing with your thumbs.

VIRTUAL FLASHLIGHT
http://appshopper.com/utilities/iflashlight

Turns the LED light built into the camera into a quite powerful flashlight with a strobe option as well. Burns battery power, but useful.

FIRST AID/CPR FORM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSC. $3.99

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocket-first-aid-cpr-from/id294351164?mt=8

If your first aid isn't up to scratch, or rusty, you can always use the phone to call 911, and read the appropriate pages to help out. First aid is better delayed a minute or two, than not applied at all. And the life you save may be mine.

STOPWATCH

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bigstopwatch/id301615836?mt=8

Easy app, and free.

MOBILE KNOT GUIDE

http://www.appsafari.com/games/6890/knots/ FREE

Replacing a line? Have another look at your double sheet bend. An easy knot unless you do it "backwards" and then its pretty much useless.

MOBILE ALARM CLOCK

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alarm-clock-free/id332064280?mt=8 FREE

Hey. It's a clock. It's useful, and it's free.

NOT SO GREAT

LEARN CLOUDS - WEATHER PATTERNS $1.99

http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/clouds-and-weather/id363799763?mt=8 Help teach yourself weather patterns

Pretty basic. Not much info, and few pictures.

MAGNIFICATION VIEWER $1.99

http://www.imagnifyapplication.com/home/default.html

Meh. Uses the camera to show 4X magnification view on screen. Okay in a pinch to read a menu, but its a pretty blurry, soft focus 4X magnification considering the resolution capable on an iphone4.