[NSRCA-discussion] Virtual Caller for iOS

Tue Dec 16 15:38:57 AKST 2014

Oh!  By the way, as of this morning, I have installs of the app from
Europe, Asia, North America AND Africa (Israel) and have raised nearly $100
to support our F3A teams.  Over 35 users are from the US, Canada trails
behind Europe and Asia with 4 installs, so $8 of that goes to Team Canada.

Surely there must be more people who need a caller for practice? :-)

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Peter+

On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 4:32 PM, Peter Vogel <vogel.peter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Keith!
>
> I tend to agree with you.  I actually work in the developer platform space
> (http://developer.intuit.com is my baby) and so I interact with a lot of
> developers on a daily basis.  What I've heard from them is very similar,
> Android user base is much larger, but the base of Android users willing to
> PAY for an app is a very small percentage of the Android user base whereas
> it's nearly 100% of the apple user base.  Add on top of that the
> fragmentation of the Android platform (which I see even in the little
> caller app not working on some of the Samsung devices) and it becomes more
> of a marketing investment (get us on the Google Play store/ get us on the
> App Store) so that people believe they have a choice to continue to use the
> app if they switch away from Apple than it is an actual investment in a
> product for Android users.
>
> That said, the pattern community is usually willing to spend some bucks
> for something that's valuable to them, and it's worthwhile for me to
> continue to plug away at building the app for Android users as well.  It
> also keeps my technical edge sharp :-)
>
> Peter+
>
> On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Keith Black <tkeithblack at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Peter, this effort is awesome, way to go. I fear you may learn the true
>> meaning of "No good dead goes unpunished". :)
>>
>> Regarding the Android version, at my company (an online brokerage for
>> active traders) we found that though Android has a large footprint in the
>> market there seems to be a big disparity in adoption between iOS and
>> Android. We have MANY more iOS users than Android even though the products
>> are virtually identical in functionality. It seems that Android users very
>> generally fall into one of three buckets 1) nerdy tinkerers, 2) anti-Apple,
>> or 3) lower income. This is clearly a VERY broad generalization I know, but
>> seems to be a pattern I've noticed.
>>
>> For the pattern community (not a lower income crowd) I'll bet you have a
>> much larger iOS adoption than Android.
>>
>> Just sayin'
>>
>> Thanks for doing this and for donating to the F3A teams!
>>
>> Keith
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 11:18 PM, Peter Vogel via NSRCA-discussion <
>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>>
>>> 51.5% Android in North America, down from 52.5 the quarter prior. But
>>> yeah, Android is coming
>>>
>>> Get Acompli <http://t.acompli.com/ac_sig_5> email app now
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 9:15 PM -0800, "Dave Lockhart" <
>>> DaveL322 at comcast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Pete,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> F3P currently only has the AP15 and AF15 sequences which are in the FAI
>>>> book (with F3A P15 and F15).  In North America, we are flying provisional
>>>> Sportsman and Intermediate sequences which can be found at:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://xavier.mouraux.com/indoor/files/sequences-f3p-2014-2014-10-20.pdf
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> PITA or not (and I believe you it is a PITA), Android is now something
>>>> like 85% of the smart phone sales.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* NSRCA-discussion [mailto:
>>>> nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] *On Behalf Of *Peter Vogel
>>>> via NSRCA-discussion
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, December 08, 2014 11:59 PM
>>>> *To:* Paul Hepworth; General pattern discussion
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Virtual Caller for iOS
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It has all the F3A and CPA sequences. If someone sends me a pointer to
>>>> the F3P sequences I can add them for everyone, but you can add sequences
>>>> for yourself as well (or edit existing sequences to call the way you like)
>>>> from the app.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Peter+
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Get Acompli <http://t.acompli.com/ac_sig_5> email app now
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 8:56 PM -0800, "Paul Hepworth via
>>>> NSRCA-discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Team Canada greatly appreciates :)
>>>>
>>>> Great idea, does this include all the sequence?  Will it be available
>>>> on android?
>>>>
>>>> I will forward the link on to our f3p Canada Facebook group.
>>>>
>>>> Paul Hepworth,  Canadian f3p team
>>>>
>>>> Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android
>>>> <https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android>
>>>>
>>>> From:"Dave Lockhart via NSRCA-discussion" <
>>>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>>> Date:Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 23:39
>>>> Subject:Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Virtual Caller for iOS
>>>>
>>>> Peter,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On behalf of the USA 2015 F3P Team – THANKS!!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We will get this posted in some threads the F3P team is involved with.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Feedback – when will it be available for my Note 3 (using Android) J
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dave Lockhart, 2015 F3P Team Manager
>>>>
>>>> http://www.teamusaf3p.com/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* NSRCA-discussion [
>>>> mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
>>>> <nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org>] *On Behalf Of *Peter Vogel
>>>> via NSRCA-discussion
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, December 08, 2014 4:56 PM
>>>> *To:* General pattern discussion
>>>> *Subject:* [NSRCA-discussion] Virtual Caller for iOS
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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=FOEfi3VqnCQ
>>>>
>>>> Get 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+
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Director, Fixed Wing Flight Training
>>>>
>>>> Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark
>>>>
>>>> Associate Vice President, Academy of Model Aeronautics District X
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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