NAIPS on Apple iPad?
Will I be doing NAIPS for iPad ? Answer – yes. I’ll make it a universal binary so it will run on both.
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Hi Rowan,
If I understood what Steve Jobs was saying, iPhone apps such as NAIPS for iPhone will run on the iPad in either standard size (or optionally double size) with no additional work.
Now, if we can run DAP charts on the iPad, that would be nice! I resent wasting an evening every three months updating the loose leaf charts. I can download any number of charts, but the problem I struck was finding the right pdf file as the naming convention beat me.
Cheers
Peter
Correct – you should still be able to run NAIPS in double-size mode, although it wouldn’t be taking advantage of the screen resolution, gestures and new User Interface features of the iPad. Approach plates would also be able to run like that although it would be better off as a dedicated iPad app to get full screen, full resolution.
Maybe pagesucker would help
Have you made enquiries about accessing the DAPS on a commercial basis from Airservices?
Maybe I’m heading off in a tangent, but it seems there is no restriction on pilots downloading and using DAPS for their own use, but copyright issues apply if the material is sold or used commercially.
What might be handy is to develop a database script to link the common name with the file name, for example:
ARMIDALE RNAV (GNSS) RWY 05 = ARMGN07-118.pdf
In that way one could download all the DAPS needed (with or without pagesucker) and then use the script to locate and open the appropriate pdf file!
Cheers,
Peter
See ozrunways.com for more info…
Hi Rowan,
I reckon the aviation community should play Airservices at their own game: there’s a safety case to be made for having an up-to-date ERSA ubiquitously available. You quite rightly say that many pilots in the bush don’t have an up-to-date ERSA so I think the argument to Airservices is that they have an obligation to make the ERSA as available as they can to ensure its widespread use. They are not currently doing that – in fact quite the reverse. A Pprune campaign of letter writing maybe?
There’s also an issue with the “energy intensity” of requiring a paper copy of ERSA every 3 months. The Government mandates that departments should look at the environmental impact of their activities – well how many used copies of ERSA go into the bin?
Finally there is In App Purchase. If Airservices want money then why not offer an In App Purchase every time a new ERSA comes out? If it was $0.99 or something of that order people would do it without a blink. It costs Airservices nothing in terms of printing and distribution so they don’t need big dollars.
I’d love to see this on the new iThingy.
My $0.2 worth -;)
CA
Hi Rowan.
I’m a keen fan of your iPhone apps. I’m wondering if you can direct me (or you may want to help me yourself) to someone who can create a very simple interface iPhone application to a database I already use (on my iPhone). I can’t find your other contact details, but I’m happy to phone you if you are OK with that.
Hi Mark,
I’m not 100% sure what you mean, but if you say you already have a database on your phone you are out of luck. iPhone apps are “sandboxed” which means they are unable to access other documents and files from other apps. This is deliberate as it greatly increases the stability of the phone. When an app quits or crashes it just wipes the slate clean and prevents shit buggy apps from causing other things to go wrong.
If you need a developer, the guys at iphonedevsdk.com usually advertise their services for a fee (usually per hour). It might end up costing you several hundred or thousand for what your looking for depending on how complex it is to make.
Rowan.
Please bring me the iPad update!