RCSpeedo Trial for Android
This trial edition is intended for you to be able to test RCSpeedo out with your plane(s) to see if it works for you. Please, if you like this app, buy the full version!
RC Speedo is a speedometer app for EDF's, pylon racers, pushers, and other hi-speed electric radio-controlled airplanes. It works by doing doppler analysis on the sound of an RC airplane making a speed run recorded through the phone's microphone. This method of finding an RC aircraft's speed was pioneered by RC enthusiasts over the past couple of years to accurately calculate the speed of a radio-controlled airplane with nothing but a clean sound clip of the airplane making a speed run past the pilot.
With RC Speedo the process is greatly simplified: just bring your phone to the field and hit "listen". As you make passes with your favorite airplane the phone will report your speeds back at you!
The Android RC Speedo App runs on any Android Smartphone running version 1.6 (Donut) or higher. It works best on devices running version 2.2 (Froyo).
The RC Speedo App works best with electric RC aircraft that have hi-RPM, low-diameter propulsion systems. This includes EDFs, pylon racers, pusher jets, and any other airplane that matches the description. RC Speedo currently will NOT work on planes that are extremely quiet, operate at low RPM's, turbines, most nitro planes, and obviously planes with no propulsion system at all. It also cannot detect anything moving slower than 25 MPH. Future versions may support some of these aircraft types so keep checking back!
To view a manual for the app and see some videos of it in action, visit:
htttp://www.rcspeedo.info
*IMPORTANT FOR GALAXY S/FASCINATE/EPIC/CAPTIVATE/VIBRANT USERS*
It's come to my attention that this app fails in many spectacular ways on the Galaxy S and it's brethren. For some people (and my test phone), it works fine, but others experience wifi connectivity issues, crashing or the app just fails to install. It's been my experience that most of these problems are due to rooting or custom ROM's, so if that description matches you, be aware that you may have problems with it. If you do have problems, you should try turning off your wifi and gps while using the app, as well as turning off the gps feature in the apps settings menu. This is a hardware issue caused by Samsung, and there's nothing I can do about it. Apologies.
Started trial, never worked. Guess an update was done since. Tried again, app indicated my trial time is.... never worked. So, not going to chanch buying it.
Doesn't show speed or anything. Even with low fly bys when it should hear it better it still didn't work
Says it has expired. I just installed it 2 mins ago
not work
This does not work with the xperia x 10 mini
Not works on a HTC Tattoo
Tested it on a Galaxy Y (GT-S5360T). Installs fine, but locks up just after the 'Start Listening' button is activated, blue message of death just after that. Will be a fun app when it works for me...
Tested this along with a radar gun. App was within +/- 5mph vs. the gun, so accuracy is good. Log function is great as well.
Gs3. Works with my edf jets. Compared with my Bushnell radar gun and it's spot on. Stinger 64 = 75mph. Umx habu = 51mph.
Out of four passes, only one registered. The one the registered was within 4 miles an hour the GPS speed shown by the OSD.
Doesn't pick up anything
Would give this 0 stars as it Does not detect anything at all, HTC desire
Doesn't detect anything! Tried on samsung galaxy s3 and htc desire.
Great app! Gives accurate results with edf planes. Didn't work on a IC 4stroke plane that was flying around. But this was expectable.
Clocked my edf at 79.1mph and subsequent flybys quite nicely. Cannot tell if 100% accurate but good fun to have! Talking feature v nice too!
The program did start up but when u press start listening, it just not detect anything. Thank god i can try before buying it
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Used it to measure speeds on payback of a video I recorded early, and it works fine as long as there was no wind noise or talking over sound of the plane. Also don't mess with the throttle until well after the plane has passed. Not prefect, but works.