FlightService 1.1 (iTunes link) went live on iTunes last night. The big news in this update is that it now contains runway information for over 10,000 airports worldwide.
Information available for each runway includes length and heading. If there is an ILS available, then that information (frequency, identifier and ILS heading) is also included.
This update also contains some database revisions. So if you are a 1.0 user, the first time you launch 1.1, the database on your iPhone will be updated with the new and updated data.
Much progress has been made on version 1.2 which I hope will be released sometime in September.
Tech, Third Coast
(616) 698-0474: you know it, you love it, you probably have it in your address book or assigned it a preset on your phone.
Well, now it’s time to change it. Please make a note of our new office phone number: (616) 389-0737. Kind of catchy, isn’t it?
The old number will work for a short while longer, but please start using the new one as soon as practical. Thanks.
Third Coast
FlightService (iTunes link) our latest application for iPhone/iPodTouch is now available on iTunes.
While definitely not for everyone, this app is a great help or reference for the Pilot or even Sim Pilot. It contains important information for over 13,000 airports and navigation aids.
Name, Frequency, Latitude/Longitude are all included for VORs and elevation and ATIS frequency is also included for airports. There is also an option to maintain a list of favorites for information that you plan on accessing frequently.
There are two features that set FlightService apart from other apps that provide a similar service:
- All the information is stored on your device. Unlike some programs, no Internet connection is required to access the information via a web service of other lookup.
- Our unique free-text search allows you to quickly find the information you are looking for whether searching by name, identifier or combination of both.
We’ve already received some requests to add runway/ILS frequency information and that will definitely be included in the next update.
Tech, Third Coast
Version 1.1 of My Pace (iTunes link) went live in iTunes yesterday.
The big change is that pace can now be entered and calculated as minutes per kilometre or minutes per mile. Previously, users were limited to minutes per mile.
The next version will add at least one and hopefully two language localizations as well as allow for custom entry of distances instead of have to select from a preset list.
Tech, Third Coast
I’m happy to announce that My Pace (iTunes link) – the iPhone/iPod Touch version of Race Pace is now available on the iTunes App Store. It’s 99 cents.
There are two main differences between My Pace and Race Pace. The first (and this is the biggest limitation of My Pace) is that you have to choose from a preset list of distances as opposed to being able to enter a custom distance as you can in Race Pace. The second is that pace is automatically calculated as “minutes per mile”.
We hope to remedy both of those differences in an update already under development.
In the meantime and please let us know what you think.
Tech, Third Coast
Our new web site design (and WordPress theme for this blog) launched on this snowy, icy Monday.
The observant may also notice a new section of the site that contains an early beta version of a new Mac application that we’ve been working on.
The scariest part of the redesign process was using Archive.org’s way back machine to look at the different incarnations the Third Coast site has had dating back to 2002. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Now if we only had a logo . . .
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