[NSRCA-dist7] Going to Oakdale? iPhone/iPad scoring app beta testers wanted!

[Peter Vogel]

If you've been following the discussion on RCU, you know that I've been
working on an iDevice app and enhancement to Gordon's Excel
spreadsheet-based scoring system to allow judges to score from an iDevice
and have those scores seamlessly transferred into the Excel spread sheet,
eliminating the need for someone to hand-transcribe the paper score sheets
into excel.  The goal is to save time on the scoring computer side and make
judging a little more straight-forward and possibly less subjective.

I think the app is ready for a real-world trial in contest conditions.  At
Sac I spoke to Dick Belden about using Oakdale as a proving ground and he
was amenable.  My thinking is that for this contest we'll do things both
ways -- paper and iDevice for those willing to judge with the app, paper
only for those who want to stick with paper.  You can either score with the
iDevice and then quickly transcribe the scores from the "review" screen
(screenshots below) or vice-versa, score on paper and then transcribe to
the iDevice (it runs on iPads too).  I would prefer that you score with the
iDevice as that would allow me to get your feedback on the interface, etc.
 The intent is to make it possible to have your finger hit just 2 or 3
buttons while scoring so you don't need to look away from the sky...

If you are interested in participating with your device, read below so that
I can get you a package that you can drop into iTunes to transfer to your
device (it's not on the app store yet) if you don't have an iDevice but are
willing to try it, I can loan you one of mine.

Oh, and of course, this is all at the CD's discretion, as a contestant, if
you don't want to be scored by iDevice, that's your perogative, but I'd be
very interested in why you don't want it and if there's something I can do
to make it more palatable to you.

[image: Inline image 1][image: Inline image 2][image: Inline image 3]

Yes, I know FAI doesn't do 1/2 points, this is just a quick illustration!


To get my app on onto your iDevice I need some information about your
phone. Guess what, there is an app for that!

Click on the below link and install and then run the app.

http://itunes.apple.com/app/ad-hoc-helper/id285691333?mt=8

This app will create an email. Please send it to me.


Finally, I have *no idea* what kind of cell/data coverage is available in
Oakdale, so this may all simply not work since the app needs an internet
connection to work.  And, of course, if that happens I've gotten some
valuable data as well :-)
Thanks All!

-- 
Director, Fixed Wing Flight Training
Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark
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