[NSRCA-discussion] Virtual Caller for iOS

[lucky macy]

Good Morning,
 
Two test to report.
 
1) The Android version I downloaded on my Note 2 from the email invite doesn't work well at all unfortunately.
 
The app starts, lets me select a sequence and slide calling enabled which immediately announces takeoff but that's where the fun ends.
 
It doesn't have the Tilt Control Method selected by default and doesn't allow me to select it myself.   So it therefore doesn't work at all beyond that.
 
The phone's buttons on the bottom left and right corners do nothing.
 
The phone's volume control doesn't affect volume.
 
Using the phone's ear buds only changes one thing.  If I hit the mute button it does select calling enable OFF and On but otherwise doesn't work any better than with the plugs not installed and it doesn't allow me to select Control Method either (per current design I guess).  It otherwise doesn't respond to any long click of any headset button.
 
So, send me an updated Android Beta version for the Note 2!
 
2) I borrowed a Note 4.  It does work pretty much just like the video when using tilt which is what is selected on startup, unlike the Note 2.  But like the Note 2, the ear buds don't work any differently and aren't selectable but the app does respond to the mute button.
 
Question, does the app set the volume to max?  It seems a little quieter than if I use the phone on speaker.
 
 
Nope, can't get a new Note myself for a while longer so fix that Note 2 android 4.4.2 app version!  LOL thx.  BTW, the Note 4 running 4.4.4 is awesome!
 
Lucky

 
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:06:23 -0600
To: vogel.peter at gmail.com; nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Virtual Caller for iOS
From: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org

Nice job! I don't fly with a tray but assumed I could slide the phone into a breast pocket (vertical default orientation) and tilt my body to advance to the next maneuver but it's not working well. I've tried all the tilt axes but the caller just runs away calling maneuvers too fast. I suspect you assume the default orientation is that the phone will be flat horizontal or close to it so its confused when the phone is vertical. Maybe when the user selects their roll axis you can sample the current orientation to set the default position?Also it would be nice to have a slider to adjust the sensitivity. A very still pilot could use just a small tilt to indicate whereas a pilot using more body English needs less sensitivity. 
Lance

Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 8, 2014, at 3:56 PM, Peter Vogel via NSRCA-discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

Given that every sequence is changing for next year, it seems a good time to introduce people to the virtual caller application I listed on the Apple App Store yesterday:
Video of it in action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOEfi3VqnCQGet it on the Apple App Store: https://t.co/aIBFvQBsuI
Available now for a limited time at $1.99, price will increase soon to $2.99 This will work with every iOS device out there -- iPod touch, iPhone, iPad Mini, etc. (though I wouldn't want to put an iPad on the bottom of my transmitter to use the tilt control!) but the screen format is optimized for iPhone/iPod touch.  You will need to be on the network the first time you run so it can download the sequences from the cloud.
All profits go to F3A Team USA -- if you are Canadian and buy it, shoot me a note and I'll apply profits from your purchase to F3A Team Canada!  If you prefer the donation to go to F3P Team USA, shoot me a note and I'll apply the profits to F3P :-)
I'll add $1.00 per review of the app that hits the app store this week to my donation!  Be sure to mention in the review if you fly/support F3A or F3P (or both).
This is the product of 100's of hours of development, not so much because the app is complex or hard (it wasn't) but getting a method of controlling the caller that works in field conditions took a lot of trial & error.  
Your feedback is welcome!
Peter+
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Director, Fixed Wing Flight TrainingSanta Clara County Model Aircraft SkyparkAssociate Vice President, Academy of Model Aeronautics District X


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