Paraglider Dashboard
Powerful, easy to use app especially for (powered) paragliders which can even be operated while wearing gloves (see below for details).
Paraglider Dashboard calculates wind speed and wind direction while in the air.
Display of wind triangle, tachometer, map with airspaces, variometer and more.
All important flight data is constantly shown in the info boxes.
Includes flight recording and logbook.
Slide through the following Views:
* Windtriangle
* Tachometer
* Map with airspaces and track
* Speed vectors (basis of wind calculation)
* Overview with all views
Always visible:
* Infoboxes with all important flight data
* GPS or pressure sensor based Variometer (optional)
Other features:
* Show past flights in a logbook
* Calculate wind triangle for different wind situations
* Set destination in map by simple long touch or select from a waypoint list
* Display of arrival time at destination taking current wind into account.
* Load airspaces in OpenAir format
* Save track as (unsigned) IGC-file
* Build-in help pages
* Simulation mode to replay IGC-files
* Metric and imperial units
* Altitude display in meter, feet or both alternating
Glove control:
With glove control switched on, you can control the app without using the touch screen (e.g. while wearing gloves).
A menu which is controlled by the proximity sensor allows this trick.
Just hovering the hand over the device lets the menu pop up and scroll through the available functions.
When releasing the hand again, the currently highlighted function is executed.
Why are the permissions needed:
* GPS Location: Now, that's obviously needed.
* Prevent from sleeping: Device should not switch off in midair.
* Internet access: Needed exclusively for Google Maps.
* USB storage: For saving IGC-files when closing app.
About the author:
I am flying a powered paraglider and developed this app tailored to my own needs. Feel free to contact me, if you have ideas for improvements or enhancements.
Same as 2.4.0 with some bug fixes.
New in 2.4.0:
Upload of elevation data with AGL-Display.
Maintain multiple wing/pilot data sets and allow to select when saving flight.
Fixed crash on app start when GPS was switched off.
Includes improvements of waypoint list, from the version just released before.
Bugfix: Saving track on Android 10 failed.
New features in Release 2.2.x:
- IGC-Files are now signed (valid G-Record included)
- Use baro sensor (if available) for altitude after QNH was set
- Display glide ratio based on decline of last 10 seconds
- Easily dim/un-dim the display to save energy
- Improved contactless control (glove menu) of map
- Flighbook with barchart summary of flights per month
- Quick settings for setting changes during flight (including glove control)
Feedback is welcome!
After quite some time, here is a bunch of new features:
- IGC-Files are now signed (valid G-Record included)
- Use baro sensor (if available) for altitude after QNH was set
- Display glide ratio based on decline of last 10 seconds
- Easily dim/un-dim the display to save energy
- Improved contactless control (glove menu) of map
- Flighbook with barchart summary of flights per month
- Quick settings for setting changes during flight (including glove control)
Feedback is welcome!
Crash when sharing logbook entries fixed.
- Crash when opening logbook fixed.From previous Release:- Redesign of all menus with same icon style. (Thanks to material.io)- Block the UI during start preparation. Avoids unwanted changes by unintentionally touching the screen.- Stores the selected view as start view.- Small marker in the map makes current position better visible.- Save track on empty battery shutdown.
Added an action bar to be compliant with newer Android Versions and make the menu available again.
1.8.4:- Minor bugfixes (e.g. hanging GPS Vario)1.8.3:- Hide Airspaces above a configurable height.- Improved Airspace display.(Again mainly provided by Gabriel Cordes. Thanks.)1.8.2:- Sharing of flights from the logbook in IGC or GPX format- Improved Airspace display and some bug fixes1.8.1:- Alternating display in info fields can be switched off (just click on the field)1.8.0:- Vario uses internal or external barometric pressure sensors1.7.0:- Detect landing when writing IGC-file
