Pilot Pal Target Aviation GPS

Pilot Pal by Target Aviation
App Developed by a pilot for pilots
- Simple quick easy to use log book
- GPS Based auto flight logging
- Auto backup log book to off phone cloud storage for safe keeping
- Taf and Metar (including 5 hr metar history)
- Rain radar - Actual - Historic and Prediection
- Switch to Europe mode
- Notams - Flight planning tools
- In air display track ground speed, lat long, ROC/ROD
- If you have gps will auto detect flight - The GPS Flight Watcher service
- Store all you airfields and reg number for quick use
- More features being added with each version
- Full log book maintenance via the app or csv excel file

NOTE
This app is only compatible with certain phones, it's hard to give a list without having every phone for me to use, it was developed on HTC Desire bravo and works daily for me, as I only have one phone testing on other devices is limited.
If you encounter issues please do let me know and i will add it to the non supported phone list

Not compatable with HTC one and other 1080 screen phones as far as i know
ALSO YOU MUST HAVE AN EXTERNAL SD CARD WITH SOME FREE SPACE TO USE

The log book is very safe and secure, it can easily be got from the phone on your sd card, or emailed
to you by the in app email me function.
Note as our log books are so valuable if this app is removed by accident you will loose you data, planes etc but not your logbook.
All the features have been well tested however the Watcher function that monitors for when you go flying is very experimental,
It depends on your gps being on and having a good wake up time.
If you find you battery drains quickly then change the 'Watcher Frequency" it is set by default to 120 seconds ie look for take off / landing every 2 mins, however I find 200 is enough.

This app has a multitude of settings and preferences, most you don't need to use but I believe in letting you change any settings you want in an app.

GPS Watcher - The GPS watcher service is an experimental feature that uses conditions, parameters and an every increasing in complexity algorithm.
The GPS watcher runs in the background in sleep mode waking up every 3 mins (user configurable) to see what the gps reads in relation to altitude, ground speed, ROC/ROC, location and location change to name but a few to (try) and detect take off and landings, these can then be viewed or by adding Aircraft reg be added to the inbuilt log book.
There are a number of settings in the Preferences to tweak it so it works better for you.
The MOST IMPORTANT is height set it to 400ft above you normal airfield elevation
Best to open the manual and see the section on the Watcher to find what to set them to.

There is a growing user manual at www.TargetAviation.co.uk/PilotPal/Manual.htm

There are no adds and there is no charge for using this app if you like it, I am a full time commercial pilot not a software developer so while I'm happy to support it, it will be limited!

What permissions – why ?

Location – GPS is only used if the GPS watcher is turned on to detect flights

Storage – sd card to store your aircraft, airfields, preferences and logbook

Network / internet – To email your log book to you, get weather info TAF Metar and rain radar – if off phone cloud backup of you logbook is on then that too

System tools – prevent sleep – on the In Air Display screen showing track, ground speed, lat long ROC/ROD etc the screen will not time out