Interesting affordable VFR GPS solution
Gipsi Apps VFR Nav+ is an inexpensive GPS solution using a $5 app, Google Earth and an Android phone or tablet. It even offers voice prompts to keep you on course. Creator/president/cook/bottle washer John Benedict is a GA pilot. I have no connection to this company or product other than thinking it's pretty neat. See also Clutton FRED - Inexpensive aviation GPS in the FRED spirit. Cheers, Matthew
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cdrmuetzel@juno.com
Matthew, i loaded the gipsi apps trial out of the play store. i may be doing something wrong, but i don't see airspace or tfr plots on it. looks like it uses google maps and google earth like my ground navigator apps. haven't gone flying with it yet. have you? appears it does not "take the charts with you" but instead drops them when not connected on line...if that's true in the air, it's cute but worthless to me in USA for flight navigation as compared to Avare.
Hello cdrmuetzel,
I have actually examined this issue. The GiPSi app (vfr+) uses the Google engine. There is a lot of tile caching that happens in the background. For many reasons, Google keeps their rules secret. I can tell you though, if you start the app when connected to a WiFi and show the MAP screen that the app will cache that location and an area around it that depends on your available memory. I have a Samsung 7" and if I peruse the route I plan to fly and a couple different zoom levels that it will be automatically cached and works fine in the sky with no data source. I have that it works fine up to 300 miles. Try it in your car. Plus it does cover the whole world.