Robert, This doesn't create a problem with the devices - you can do this with more than just an iPhone - most new devices that you may consider using for nav (phones, pdas, etc) will contain this as part of the base chip.
The problem is with how we want to control or police it. I suggest that trying to ban these devices (which also include some vario systems) or software (which can be coded to mask the availability of an AH) won't work, so don't bother trying. We need to police the real issue (Cloud Flying), rather than aim to prevent it by secondary means. This means us pilots need to actually do something if we see it happening, rather than whinge in the bar afterwards. For every method of trying to control devices or software, I will be able to find a way to beat the checks. On 04/06/2010, at 17:49 , Robert Hart wrote: > On 04/06/10 16:31, DMcD wrote: >> One of the nerds in the room next door has one and I had a play at >> lunchtime. Without exaggeration, it is ubercool. Very very nice to >> play with. Looking at a few websites, it was better than most computer >> screens by a long way. >> >> However, the weather here does not lend itself to an evaluation in sunlight. >> >> I think the screen technology is a long way away from the old PDA and >> PNA screens. For a start, it has a something-like 179ยบ viewing angle. >> And while it may not be quite as bright as an LX 8000, it has built-in >> GPS, accelerometer, 10-12 hour battery life, auto screen brightness >> control, really good touch screen etc. >> > The presence of an accelerometer in the iPad (and iPhone) create real issues > for its using in gliding, particularly gliding competitions. I have had > demonstrated to me the iPhone operating as an artificial horizon. An AH, as a > blind flying instrument, is illegal under the current competition rules. > > Just how are competition staff supposed to handle this issue? Inspect > everyone's iPhone to make sure the app is not loaded? Ban iPhones? > > With the increasing convergence of electronic devices, I do not think that > the iPad or iPhone are anywhere near the end of the line on this... > > -- > Robert Hart ha...@interweft.com.au > +61 (0)438 385 533 http://www.hart.wattle.id.au > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
