[NSRCA-discussion] Quick question re: cellular data service at the fields where you compete

[Keith Hoard]

Bob,

    I've been thinking of just this system for a couple years now.  If you
were using a smart phone, you could hold it up near your line of sight
during the flight and tap in your score without taking your eyes off the
plane.  Perhaps even a graphic of the maneuver for quick reference?

Keith Hoard
Collierville, TN
khoard at gmail.com




On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com> wrote:

> All of the sites I hit on the pattern circuit here in D4-D5 have cellular
> service, most are near large metro areas so 3G should be avaliable also.
>
> I would be a little concerned about the ability to punch in a score on a
> screen (even if i was a single "button") especailly in the event of a
> mistake. A judge could be distracted trying to correct a score. A
> pencil/paper system is hard to beat for ease of use and quick error
> correction.
>
> Bob Kane
> getterflash at yahoo.com
>  *From:* Peter Vogel <vogel.peter at gmail.com>
> *To:* General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 8, 2011 3:05 AM
>
> *Subject:* [NSRCA-discussion] Quick question re: cellular data service at
> the fields where you compete
>
> I've been thinking about a "better way" to get scores into a system like
> PACSS, given the general ubiquity of smart phones and the overall tech
> savvy among the pattern crowd, I believe it should be possible for a judge
> or scribe to very quickly enter scores for each maneuver into an iOS or
> Android phone or tablet communicating via the cellular data network
> (typical data is so small as to be VERY lightweight on data usage, so even
> Edge data services would be quick enough to record scores) the interface
> would be designed for very fast entry of a score (two taps per maneuver
> scored) with the interface optimized for the screen size of phone or
> tablet.
>
> Here in California, I have yet to visit a field where I didn't have 3G
> data service, but I realize California can be an outlier in such matters.
>
> So, of the fields where you have competed in the last year, how many had
> 3G data service?  Edge? and No Data service?
>
> How many of you have a smart phone and/or tablet?
>
> Thanks!
> Peter+
>
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