Flight recording and maximum altitude?

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6/12/2021 3:55 PM
 

Hi all,

I am trying to work out if this software (Android version) is able to record flight path information during flight that can be reviewed later. In particular, I want to record maximum altitude and be able to recover that. I'd also like to be able to drop a "pin" during flight, so that after landing I can look back at the position and altitude at that point in the flight. Can anyone guide me?

I'm in the trial period for the Android version of this program and not getting to fly much, so I hope this isn't a stupid question, but I failed to find this in the manual, and searching here came up blank, though I'm not confident I didn't simply fail to imagine the magic combination of search terms. 

TIA,
Simon

 
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6/13/2021 2:07 PM
 

Simon, welcome to iFly.  I think that what you're asking for is pretty straightforward to accomplish.

After completing your flight, look for the History tab at the bottom of the iFly screen.  Pressing that will open up a menu, second item should be Show Past Flight Trail..  Selecting that will take you to a page with past flights in chronological order.  Select your flight by tapping once, then look for the export button at the bottom left.  That should open up a menu allowing you to share it via different means, I generally use gmail to email the link.  Note that the exported data is in the .gpx format.

If you just want to see the flight path, press and hold the selected flight.  To get max altitude you'll need to open the link in another program, I use Google Earth which can easily import the data.  Once you've imported the data in GE, find the file (usually under Temporary Places) and right click it to the submenu that will allow you to select elevation data.  The GE screen will split allowing you to trace along the flight while showing you both the terrain height and the max altitude along the path of the route.

Adding a custom waypoint while in flight can be done by pressing on your ownship icon.  A set of green circles will appear first, followed by an Options menu that includes the choice to add a custom waypoint.  There might be an easier way and if so, I'm sure someone else will chime in here to help out.

 

Hope this helps.

 

 
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6/13/2021 6:20 PM
 

Many thanks for this Mark, I really appreciate you taking the time to help out! I think I had actually succeeded with the past trace thing, but the line (on my phone, yeah, serves me right!) is so thin that I didn't see it (it was actually a track from driving, so it followed a road, which made it even harder to see!). I will try this out properly next time I get to fly, but it seems you've solved my problems. Thanks again!

Cheers,
Simon

 
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6/13/2021 10:38 PM
 

While Mark mentioned how to create a custom waypoint, I don't think that satisfies your desire to "bookmark" a point in your flight so you can rewind and see your flight data at that point.  

I think the closest you might be able to get there is to customize the instruments on your iFly display to include the data you're interested in, and then familiarize yourself with how to take a screenshot on your device.  Maybe someone else will have a better idea..?

 
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6/13/2021 11:27 PM
 

Oh, thanks for that Cobra, that would be a little harder, particularly since I was hoping to use the marker to fly back to that point later. Still, it's not a critical feature for me, just a "wibnif".

Cheers,
Simon

 

 
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