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3/26/2012 7:43 AM
 

This is not a "makes flying better" suggestion, so in my mind that makes it low-priority... : )

I know that my iFly captures and stores data about my flights...route, groundspeed, altitude, start/stop times, etc. I know there's a way to grab those data: Move the SD card to another computer and copy the right data files over, etc.

But now I'm spoiled by the easy wi-fi update process for the iFly 720, and I wish there were a correspondingly easy way to transfer as-flown flight data from the 720 to my laptop. Unfortunately, I suspect that's not a trivial undertaking. I doubt the peer-to-peer network infrastructure that allows easy file sharing / serving across Win7 machines on the same LAN is available with WinCE, and building a client/server infrastructure to make this happen would not be worth the effort.

So...what about a method similiar to the iFly700 update process that most users are familiar with, but in reverse? Provide an interface on the iFly from which you can view a list of your past flights, select the ones you're interested in, and then have the iFly copy those into a folder on an inserted USB stick? Maybe provide some basic summary info for each flight in the list like total distance traveled and/or time en route, so it's easy to distinguish between actual flights and times when the unit was powered up preflight for programming. Also, some simple file management so you can delete old data files.

Would anyone else use this, or am I the only one?

 
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3/28/2012 6:51 AM
 

I may use it if it was there, but I find it pretty simple and painless to just put the SD card in the laptop/pc and copy the log files over. The files all have a date/time stamp to easily pick which ones you want, and you can delete the old files, if desired.

 
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4/13/2012 5:37 AM
 

I know this was discussed earlier but I could not find an answer by using search....What program do you use to read these data files?

 
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5/12/2012 8:41 AM
 

Sounds like a good idea, I'm often a little slow getting the flight data into my log book. (being I don't rember like I used to this would help) Pulling the files from the SD card is not a big deal, I'll take a look at that. Can those route files be displaded on any kind of map that you know of?


Terry N2229D/N7614Y
 
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5/14/2012 9:30 AM
 

We also have a Logbook feature on our Wishlist as well. The flight logs can be quickly converted to be viewed on maps like Google or Google Earth. It's a pretty cool view of you flight path. Below is the site and it is all converted online.

http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/

Just choose the flight you want to convert and the format to convert it to. If you choose Google Earth, make sure you have Google Earth on your PC. I think you will find this a very cool tool. I hope this helps and that you have a great week.


Shane Woodson
Vice President | Adventure Pilot LLC.
 
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