Aircraft ADF
$1.39
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About Aircraft ADF
Aircraft ADF provides you with a GPS based aircraft radio magnetic indicator (RMI) instrument shown as a typical Bendix/King KI-227 instrument.
It lets you 'tune' aircraft navigation non-directional beacons (NDB) and gives you bearing and distance information to that NDB.
It uses a worldwide navigation database (downloaded on first use) and is not restricted by radio range.
It uses your device GPS position and heading to calculate bearing and distance to the tuned NDB.
Features:
- Bendix/King KI-227 face
- Worldwide NDB navigation database (downloaded on firt use)
- Digital Bearing and distance to station indications
- Option to operate as rotable compass card (just rotate with your finger!)
- Filtered and smoothed display - no jitter or jumping!
- Support for portrait and landscape screens
- Support for multiple screen resolutions
Usage
IMPORTANT POINT 1 - Please ensure you have an active data connection when starting the app for the first time as it will attempt to download the radio navigation database.
IMPORTANT POINT 2- To function correctly, the application requires not only a GPS position fix but also a valid GPS groundtrack. It may be necessary to move your device to give the GPS the data it requires to make this calculation.
Don't use it until you know its working!
Until a GPS fix is obtained, or in case of GPS fix being lost, the ADF will 'park' itself at 90 degrees and '---' will be shown in both the bearing and distance text boxes.
Tuning a station
Use the app menu to select 'Tune NDB'. You will be presented with all the NDB stations within 200 nautical miles of your current location. Selecting a NDB will tune it up. Hit your devices 'Back' button when you have selected your desired VOR.
Interpreting the display
If you have a valid GPS fix, the bearing to the NDB will be shown by the ADF needle and the top (or left in landscape mode) digital text box will show a digital bearing indication - the course you need to fly to travel towards the beacon. The distance in nautical miles to the NDB will be shown in the bottom (or right in landscape mode) digital text box.
Rotatable compass card
By default, the ADF compass card will slave itself to the GPS groundtrack, making the instrument a true single-needle Radio Magnetic Indicator(RMI). However, you can manually turn the ADF into a rotatable compass card instrument using the toggle option in the app menu. Once toggled, you can easily rotate the card using your finger.
If you like this app, please try my other aircraft/flying related apps!
I'm a professional software engineer, part-time android developer and passionate private pilot so would love to hear your thoughts, feature requests and bug reports
It lets you 'tune' aircraft navigation non-directional beacons (NDB) and gives you bearing and distance information to that NDB.
It uses a worldwide navigation database (downloaded on first use) and is not restricted by radio range.
It uses your device GPS position and heading to calculate bearing and distance to the tuned NDB.
Features:
- Bendix/King KI-227 face
- Worldwide NDB navigation database (downloaded on firt use)
- Digital Bearing and distance to station indications
- Option to operate as rotable compass card (just rotate with your finger!)
- Filtered and smoothed display - no jitter or jumping!
- Support for portrait and landscape screens
- Support for multiple screen resolutions
Usage
IMPORTANT POINT 1 - Please ensure you have an active data connection when starting the app for the first time as it will attempt to download the radio navigation database.
IMPORTANT POINT 2- To function correctly, the application requires not only a GPS position fix but also a valid GPS groundtrack. It may be necessary to move your device to give the GPS the data it requires to make this calculation.
Don't use it until you know its working!
Until a GPS fix is obtained, or in case of GPS fix being lost, the ADF will 'park' itself at 90 degrees and '---' will be shown in both the bearing and distance text boxes.
Tuning a station
Use the app menu to select 'Tune NDB'. You will be presented with all the NDB stations within 200 nautical miles of your current location. Selecting a NDB will tune it up. Hit your devices 'Back' button when you have selected your desired VOR.
Interpreting the display
If you have a valid GPS fix, the bearing to the NDB will be shown by the ADF needle and the top (or left in landscape mode) digital text box will show a digital bearing indication - the course you need to fly to travel towards the beacon. The distance in nautical miles to the NDB will be shown in the bottom (or right in landscape mode) digital text box.
Rotatable compass card
By default, the ADF compass card will slave itself to the GPS groundtrack, making the instrument a true single-needle Radio Magnetic Indicator(RMI). However, you can manually turn the ADF into a rotatable compass card instrument using the toggle option in the app menu. Once toggled, you can easily rotate the card using your finger.
If you like this app, please try my other aircraft/flying related apps!
I'm a professional software engineer, part-time android developer and passionate private pilot so would love to hear your thoughts, feature requests and bug reports
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
- Changed mag var calculation to use the NOAA WMM 2010 calculation rather than the Google internal
- Changed mag var calculation to use the NOAA WMM 2010 calculation rather than the Google internal
Price update Price changed from $1.61 to $1.39.
Price update Price changed from $1.24 to $1.61.
Price update Price changed from $1.60 to $1.24.
More downloads Aircraft ADF reached 1 000 - 5 000 downloads
What are users saying about Aircraft ADF
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[Update2] Menu now works on Galaxy S7 by holding down the back soft key. It works easier than the real ADF because this app's compass indicates your track. The real ADF indicates your oriented heading. Using this app on your IMC revalidation test would be cheating because this app factors out your wind drift correction angle.
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I loved the app on my previous phone that had a permanent menu hard button at the bottom of the screen. On the new android devices though we do not have a menu button (only back and recent apps) so you cannot tune the frequency. I have both the adf and vor paid versions and will be uninstalling as it does not work. Please update the app
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After "wait for gps" message clear,, then come up new message "move to get new bearing"....??? NDB station around me has been detected, but still..... the ADF needle won't move (message still appearing and blinking) I like VOR software one because it is working. Please help me out,, or just give me refund....
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Great job. It works easier than the real ADF because this app's compass indicates your track. The real ADF indicates your oriented heading. Using this app on your IMC revalidation test would be cheating because this app factors out your wind drift correction angle. Please add an option to use the devices magnetic compass and accelerometer to indicate magnetic heading for 5 stars.
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The apps is unable to tune to other stations located. Please help to look into it.
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Cannot load data bsse
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Good for training aids for avionics technicians
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Perfect
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I haven't used it in the air yet, but I've had all sorts of fun using this, along with the VOR app, in my car while I'm driving. Select a nearby NDB, then sit back and enjoy the show. It tracks the station smoothly, as long as you have a semi-decent GPS signal. The heading indicator is neat, in and of itself. Very realistic operation. Would be even better if I could use both apps, side by side, at the same time.
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AWESOME. I am a multi Commercial pilot with 50 Years of flying. I love all of This man's apps
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Superb app. Works very well.
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That's exactly what it is...an app. If you really need to fly your plane with a phone instrument, then you deserve to get lost.
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Tried it in the helicopter tonight. Seemed to work better than the actual ADF next to it! Very smooth. I like it!
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Absolutely worth a 5+. Tested the app in the airplane and worked very well, very accurate. I particularly like the smooth operation of the dail, no 'jerky' movements like most GPS apps. Look forward to other apps from this excellent developer.
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Worked well in free mode. When purchased the full version it stopped using GPS and won't display nearest ndb. Need help can't get to work.
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This is a great app. Not had chance to use it properly yet. One suggestion, can you have a facility to 'manually' tune in the frequency?
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Works perfecly Needs to be moving for lock-on
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Excellent app and support. Initially had a problem getting the app to work properly but developer responded immediately and provided advice. App works 100% and is awesome. Highly recommended for all keen aviators. Worth getting the full suit of apps.
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The developer should be commended on such a good and useful App - well done
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ADF works great. Easy to use Big NDB database.Nice features Great support. Recommend !!
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I just need more android devices to allow me to use these all at once!
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On my Samsung S2 this app is stunning and in portrait mode the information to take you where you selected is easily readable. The list of nav aids shows those reasonable near your position.
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Htc sens does mot get the gps and my machine is working. Fix?
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Does the job well. Beats flying blind even as a passenger!
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It's an app That's exactly what it is...an app. If you really need to fly your plane with a phone instrument, then you deserve to get lost.
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Great app This is a great app. Not had chance to use it properly yet. One suggestion, can you have a facility to 'manually' tune in the frequency?
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Fix please Worked well in free mode. When purchased the full version it stopped using GPS and won't display nearest ndb. Need help can't get to work.
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Aircraft ADF Works perfecly Needs to be moving for lock-on
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Gary H Canada Absolutely worth a 5+. Tested the app in the airplane and worked very well, very accurate. I particularly like the smooth operation of the dail, no 'jerky' movements like most GPS apps. Look forward to other apps from this excellent developer.
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Gps Htc sens does mot get the gps and my machine is working. Fix?
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Worthy 5 stars Excellent app and support. Initially had a problem getting the app to work properly but developer responded immediately and provided advice. App works 100% and is awesome. Highly recommended for all keen aviators. Worth getting the full suit of apps.
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Excellent. Unbeatable. 5* ADF works great. Easy to use Big NDB database.Nice features Great support. Recommend !!
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Excellent The developer should be commended on such a good and useful App - well done
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Another excellent app I just need more android devices to allow me to use these all at once!
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great!