Airplane Test flight with iPhone 4 Airplane Gyroscope Attitude Indicator App

[vansibot]

Who will control the plane?

[patriziosaintmartin]

Iphone rocks...who`s flying? Iphone`got wireless autopilot? :)

[KillerTofu808]

I was expecting a barrel roll

[Wettoe2]

No texting and flying!!

[thevidguy11]

dangerous

[iflyem3535]

What happens when you increase g loading? Doesn't it start to indicate a correction to level flight as you increase back pressure?

[lelandrs]

@iflyem3535 Hi! no, because it uses the real gyroscope in the iphone 4, it does not correct to level flight with the G forces of a pull up. You should try it out! I just released version 4.0 with major improvements!

[FirstPersonFlyer]

This is going to save lives!

[QatRozi]

who needs the G1000 system or the standby attitude indicator now ?? iPhone 4 rocks !

[davidswelt]

By the way, MGL Avionics has a solid-state AI (I think), so provided the hardware is good enough, it should be possible in principle.

[davidswelt]

How does it react to changing g-forces in turns? It would be nice to see more turns in a video. With a safety pilot on board, could you fly straight and level and turns under the hood, based on your software instrument?

It would be interesting to use this as a backup in my glider. I would not go into IMC on purpose, and entering IMC from below is unlikely (and I certainly wouldn't get my iPhone out then), but I can see a glider pilot getting trapped above cloud cover in wave.

[pricelessppp]

is it a cessna 150

[MrElectronic54]

is that app free?

[vogelbekdier97]

Next: Radio, Heading, GPS

In 1 year: portable cockpit!

[Oapples]

1. Android?

2. Please take me on a ride.

[petrucci973]

haha buddy ur not trimmed!!!

[Hollyweed1]

ur instrument on plane isnt working that accurate :P

[High2Tension]

dude i was looking for Navitel Navigator for iphone. where can i find one? plz help

plus one thing more, r u gonna make more apps ????

[Beech165]

damn iphone 4 got everthing

i bet james bond are jealous

[Wakeboarder8787]

@MADdrummer971 altitude is relative!

[hoyahenrys]

is that the 208 caravan??

[superhot340]

@hoyahenrys Doesn't look like it..

[StevenTaylorH]

No Hands on the Yoke FTW!

[pav2k]

Watch the altitude, idiot! :)

[MADdrummer971]

@pav2k hes over 6000ft why watch the altitude?

[lelandrs]

Re: KypHem: I did fly from California to OshKosh Wisconsin for the Airshow one year. It took 2 days. You could in theory fly it in one day, but it would be exhausting. I usually fly about max 6 hours a day and then rest and stay overnight somewhere.

[lelandrs]

Re: Boeing: Ya, its getting more accurate all the time. I keep tweaking the code after i do test flights. Its not perfect yet for sure, but its getting better!

[petershen1984]

this is worse than texting while driving :-) j/k

[KypHeM]

So how much would it cost for you to fly to Florida by urself? (with all the airport fees and gas?) I wonder if thats expensive or not.

[lelandrs]

Hi, actually its not super expensive to fly, I bought the airplane used about 15 years ago, Then I got new paint, new interior and a new engine over time, so now its almost like brand new. You can get a used Cessna 172 today for 50-60K in good condition. Of course new airplanes are a lot more expensive, way more than I could afford!

[nefretim91]

how much cost your plane ??

[lelandrs]

Ya, its my airplane, lots of fun! I love flying around the mountains...