Free on-board Telemetry !!
12-02-2011 | 07:28 PM
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Free on-board Telemetry !!
So I saw an advertisement for an app for the iPhone that allowed the user to track their sports workout with GPS. In seeing this I was intrigued as to how well this would work if used in an RC jet as an on-board telemetry. So yes I placed my iphone in my jet, checked my radio for any interference and when all checked out fine I flew my jet with the iphone in it while running the app. I think the results were fantastic see the pics below. The jet was my boomerang elan with a black mamba turbine. The app is free and is called Sports Tracker. If you don’t mind risking your phone in flight it may be a good way to check out the performance and flight path of your jet or any other RC car or plane, I would just advise to do a thorough check for radio interference before attempting a flight!!
In looking at the distance and on the image with google maps those speeds and distance includes my drive home because I did not turn off the app and it continued to record my drive home. One neat feature is that it will auto stop if the speed is below a certain set point, either 1 or 3 mph. The only thing that is confusing is that the screen with the summary it says my top speed was 143.5 however on the screen that had the lap times it showed my speed at the 3 mile mark to be at 194.7 and 154.4 at the 2 mile mark. Anyway I thought it was pretty neat and others may also be interested in it.
In looking at the distance and on the image with google maps those speeds and distance includes my drive home because I did not turn off the app and it continued to record my drive home. One neat feature is that it will auto stop if the speed is below a certain set point, either 1 or 3 mph. The only thing that is confusing is that the screen with the summary it says my top speed was 143.5 however on the screen that had the lap times it showed my speed at the 3 mile mark to be at 194.7 and 154.4 at the 2 mile mark. Anyway I thought it was pretty neat and others may also be interested in it.
12-02-2011 | 08:25 PM
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RE: Free on-board Telemetry !!
Looked at the reviews of this app and it says that it will not work indoors. Where did you mount it in the plane? Does the phone need to see the sky?
12-03-2011 | 12:55 AM
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RE: Free on-board Telemetry !!
ORIGINAL: bcovish
Looked at the reviews of this app and it says that it will not work indoors. Where did you mount it in the plane? Does the phone need to see the sky?
Looked at the reviews of this app and it says that it will not work indoors. Where did you mount it in the plane? Does the phone need to see the sky?
12-03-2011 | 03:24 AM
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ORIGINAL: afterburner
Cool. Not to mention it looks like you burned 85,000 calories
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Gotta download that one.
Marty
Cool. Not to mention it looks like you burned 85,000 calories
.Gotta download that one.
Marty
12-03-2011 | 06:36 AM
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RE: Free on-board Telemetry !!
ORIGINAL: Edgar Perez
Now if it would only call me when my speed drops and about to stall...
Now if it would only call me when my speed drops and about to stall...
Well, Just call the phone on the airplane and ask it !!....
Danno
12-03-2011 | 06:42 AM
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RE: Free on-board Telemetry !!
ORIGINAL: rcjetsaok
Well, Just call the phone on the airplane and ask it !!....
Danno
ORIGINAL: Edgar Perez
Now if it would only call me when my speed drops and about to stall...
Now if it would only call me when my speed drops and about to stall...
Well, Just call the phone on the airplane and ask it !!....
Danno
I wonder what would happen it the phone went straight to voice mail or got a busy signal.
12-03-2011 | 07:18 AM
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RE: Free on-board Telemetry !!
ORIGINAL: mugenkidd
So I saw an advertisement for an app for the iPhone that allowed the user to track their sports workout with GPS. In seeing this I was intrigued as to how well this would work if used in an RC jet as an on-board telemetry. So yes I placed my iphone in my jet, checked my radio for any interference and when all checked out fine I flew my jet with the iphone in it while running the app. I think the results were fantastic see the pics below. The jet was my boomerang elan with a black mamba turbine. The app is free and is called Sports Tracker. If you don’t mind risking your phone in flight it may be a good way to check out the performance and flight path of your jet or any other RC car or plane, I would just advise to do a thorough check for radio interference before attempting a flight!!
In looking at the distance and on the image with google maps those speeds and distance includes my drive home because I did not turn off the app and it continued to record my drive home. One neat feature is that it will auto stop if the speed is below a certain set point, either 1 or 3 mph. The only thing that is confusing is that the screen with the summary it says my top speed was 143.5 however on the screen that had the lap times it showed my speed at the 3 mile mark to be at 194.7 and 154.4 at the 2 mile mark. Anyway I thought it was pretty neat and others may also be interested in it.
So I saw an advertisement for an app for the iPhone that allowed the user to track their sports workout with GPS. In seeing this I was intrigued as to how well this would work if used in an RC jet as an on-board telemetry. So yes I placed my iphone in my jet, checked my radio for any interference and when all checked out fine I flew my jet with the iphone in it while running the app. I think the results were fantastic see the pics below. The jet was my boomerang elan with a black mamba turbine. The app is free and is called Sports Tracker. If you don’t mind risking your phone in flight it may be a good way to check out the performance and flight path of your jet or any other RC car or plane, I would just advise to do a thorough check for radio interference before attempting a flight!!
In looking at the distance and on the image with google maps those speeds and distance includes my drive home because I did not turn off the app and it continued to record my drive home. One neat feature is that it will auto stop if the speed is below a certain set point, either 1 or 3 mph. The only thing that is confusing is that the screen with the summary it says my top speed was 143.5 however on the screen that had the lap times it showed my speed at the 3 mile mark to be at 194.7 and 154.4 at the 2 mile mark. Anyway I thought it was pretty neat and others may also be interested in it.
12-03-2011 | 07:55 AM
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RE: Free on-board Telemetry !!
ORIGINAL: bcovish
Now that is funny.
I wonder what would happen it the phone went straight to voice mail or got a busy signal.
ORIGINAL: rcjetsaok
Well, Just call the phone on the airplane and ask it !!....
Danno
ORIGINAL: Edgar Perez
Now if it would only call me when my speed drops and about to stall...
Now if it would only call me when my speed drops and about to stall...
Well, Just call the phone on the airplane and ask it !!....
Danno
I wonder what would happen it the phone went straight to voice mail or got a busy signal.
You know the saying "less bars in more places than any other cell phone provider". At my local field I have stand at the top of a hill to get one bar.
Marty
12-03-2011 | 09:07 AM
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RE: Free on-board Telemetry !!
ORIGINAL: bcovish
Looked at the reviews of this app and it says that it will not work indoors. Where did you mount it in the plane? Does the phone need to see the sky?
Looked at the reviews of this app and it says that it will not work indoors. Where did you mount it in the plane? Does the phone need to see the sky?
I did think that burning 85K calories was pretty funny
.....Thanks for the kind words guys hope everyone can have a lot fun with this app..Michael
12-03-2011 | 11:00 AM
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After seeing this thread (great idea) I looked to see if this type of app was available for Android. There are a number of sports tracker packages available that appear to do exactly this and one is possibly even by the same developer. Thanks for the idea.
12-03-2011 | 06:06 PM
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Very cool app. I set it up today on an older Iphone that has no cell service. Worked like a champ and recorded and stored the data on a couple of trips around the block in my truck.
12-03-2011 | 07:09 PM
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RE: Free on-board Telemetry !!
Thanks for the information. Seems to work great.
One question - when you post the picture with the flight path - you marked the start point but then there is a straight line away from the field.
What happened?Did it get called away?
One question - when you post the picture with the flight path - you marked the start point but then there is a straight line away from the field.
What happened?Did it get called away?
12-03-2011 | 07:59 PM
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RE: Free on-board Telemetry !!
ORIGINAL: OliverJacob
Thanks for the information. Seems to work great.
One question - when you post the picture with the flight path - you marked the start point but then there is a straight line away from the field.
What happened? Did it get called away?
Thanks for the information. Seems to work great.
One question - when you post the picture with the flight path - you marked the start point but then there is a straight line away from the field.
What happened? Did it get called away?
