theVariometer vs Rogallo BlackBox Usage & Stats

This nice little tool - a must have for every paraglider pilot - emulates a variometer on your iPhone. Since version 3.0 the app supports iOS9, as well as the pressure sensor of your iPhone 6(s) or iPhone 6(s) Plus. Therefore your iPhone is a complete replacement for a "real" variometer. In conjunction with an external sensor such as ASI FlyNet2, FlyTec SenseBox or the XC-TRacer, the app provides even more precise climb- and sink-rates. You can use it to measure - climb/decline rate - absolute altitude - hight over ground - relative height - speed over ground and - course Values displayed in meters or feet/kn. The current climb- or sink-rate is signaled via different "beep" sounds, as usual for a variometer. You can watch your flight using the integrated map view in real time, so you will never loose your orientation. Even if your are flying accidentally within a cloud or under poor visibility conditions! By typing to „Alt 3“ - usually after the adjusting phase - or any time later you can reset „Alt 3“ to „0“. Moreover you can use the App to - record you flights - view your recorded flights in the integrated map view - send your recorded flights by mail as kml-files or gpx -files to your friends One last note: The app reacts a little somewhat slower, as e.g. a Bräuninger- or Flytec Vario, if you use the internal pressure sensor of the iPhone, because the sensor doesn't provide data as often as an external sensor. The app requires a good GPS signal, if no internal or external pressure sensor can be used. Please make sure in any case, that you have a good GPS signal, if you use the app. The app does NOT work - completely and reliably - in buildings or other situations in which you have no or a bad GPS signal! However, this should not be a problem, since you usually flying under a clear open sky. ;-) Usage - without - an internal or external sensor is possible, but subject to known the limitations of a pure GPS operation, such as using only open-air, a good GPS signal and altitude changes > 5m with at least 1-2 m/s. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Even if the App is running in background, the GPS location service is used by the App, if you record your flight!

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Rogallo BlackBox

Rogallo BlackBox is the all-in-one app for paragliding pilots. It can record, analyse, manage and upload your flights to XC servers. This means that with Rogallo BlackBox, the days when you had to grab your vario from the flying backpack, connect it to your computer via USB, download your flight with a special software just to get an IGC file that you had to upload to an XC server in order to analyse your flying, are finally over. Rogallo BlackBox replaces all these steps and you never have to worry about USB cables anymore. We promise! Here is what Rogallo BlackBox can do for you: Record flights: The app is designed to be the perfect flight documentation tool. It will record your flights as signed IGC files that can be uploaded to all major XC contest like DHV-XC and XContest from within the app. Also the app is capable of providing useful in-flight information either visually or via audio. Logbook: One of the main goals when developing Rogallo BlackBox was to create an easy to use flight logbook where all your flights are stored in one place. In the logbook section you can search for flights or filter your flight list. So, for example you can analyse how many flights you have done from a particular takeoff and how many XC points you have scored from there. Detailed flight analysis: It goes without saying that Rogallo BlackBox calculates XC score and many other values that will help you understand a particular flight. But on top of that, it is possible to compare multiple flights visually on a map. This will help you to find ways where you can improve your flying in the future. Import: Rogallo BlackBox is capable of automatically importing all your flights from DHV-XC. And of course it can also import IGC and GPX files. Statistics: Gaining information about how you have progressed during your flying career has never been so easy. Rogallo BlackBox will present you a variety of statistical information in a very compelling and intuitive way. That way you can understand your progression as a pilot. Manage your flying equipment: The app keeps track of the airtime that you have flown with every one of your gliders. Also it will let you filter the statistics per glider, so you can get a more detailed understanding of the performance differences of your wings. Finally Rogallo BlackBox will help you remember when the next check is due for every one of your gliders. Synchronisation: Rogallo BlackBox can sync all of your flights to Rogallo FlightLog on your Mac via iCloud. This means that when you open Rogallo FlightLog on your Mac, your latest flights are already there without you ever having to touch an USB cable anymore. For more information on Rogallo FlightLog for Mac please visit https://rogallo.app/RogalloFlightLog Terms of Use: https://rogallo.app/legal/terms Privacy Statement: https://rogallo.app/legal/privacy