GlassCockpit 1000
- Attitude (Pitch and Roll)
- Ground Speed
- Altitude
- Slip / Skid
- Turn Angle
- Magnetic / True Heading
- Latitude and Longitude
- Sound Level
- Vertical Acceleration (G Force)
- Atmospheric Pressure (Kollsman window) *
- Light *
- Humidity *
- Battery Temperature
- Battery Charge (and Low Batt alert)
- Battery Volts and Amps
- Battery Status and Health
- Ambient temperature (OAT) *
- Power cable source and status
- Local Time and Date
The artificial horizon uses gyroscopes when available and is unaffected by trajectorial accelerations.
Units of speed (knots, km/h, miles, m/s), altitude (feet,meters), temperature (ºF, ºC) and pressure (hPa, InHg) are selectable by the user in the bottom menu.All gauges use a proportional integral filter to smooth movements.
For best results the device should be placed vertically and aligned with the pitch axis. Attitude can be calibrated to correct small deviations of device support.
The application adapts to any screen size and resolution.
Note:
- Gauges marked with an asterisk (*) are "device dependent" and may not all of them be available in all devices, in that case a red cross or lined values are shown.
- The speed shown is relative to the ground.
- The altitude is msl.
Permissions:
- GPS is required to get the speed, altitude and heading. At low speeds (< 3m/s), the magnetic heading is shown even when GPS is selected.
- Sound recording for the sound level gauge.
Category : Maps & Navigation
Reviews (16)
Only tested on the ground so far. The artificial horizon can be calibrated by pressing the ATT CAL button, ignore the reviews that say otherwise. To make this five stars it needs more configuration options such as adjusting sensor sensitivity and not displaying sensors the device lacks such as pressure. I've tried nearly every app similar to this, very few compare.
I have used this several times on transatlantic flights with GPS switched on. It accurately reports ground speed, heading, and GPS altitude but not pressure altitude. The attitude indicator is a little oversensitive and needs damping options, likewise the rate of climb. Ability to set the pressure QNH / QFE would be good for unpressurised a/c. Perhaps compensation for cabin altitude could be added for pressurised a/c so we would get correct flight levels. The IAS reported is actually the ground speed.
I recommend you to add the attitude value option that can change from gps to pressure sensor. I would be nice if you can add this option. One thing this app should allow user to select about the rotation. The rest are donw very well.
Normally these things are just toys and I am by no means saying this glass cockpit app isn't but you certainly can have fun with it. I wish you could turn off displays for sensors you don't have like humidity. I also didn't see the barometer for a better altimeter, maybe I am wrong. GPS altimeter is fine but barometer is less battery usage. I wish you could also turn off GPS and just go low power sensor mode. Some planes I fly have no AHRS so something like this is fun to have around.
Almost unusable on LG G4. Hangs or crashes on startup frequently. Often takes minutes to start and makes phone unresponsive. Any vibration imparted to the device through mounts makes the attitude indicator unresponsive. Visually appealing but can't get it to work. Sorry I spent the money. If the author fixes the crashes and attitude indicator it would probably be a great app.
Tried this with the refund option out settled to work but now the speed and the alt are NOT working S7 edge……. UPDATE!!! If you have trouble setting the speed and altitude to work try shutting your GPS off and then turning it back on again fantastic I will look for further product
Works as well as your hardware with acceptable accuracy. Could use a calibration option. Orientation on my hardwares mount is not perfectly level and thus pitch is always 20° off. being able to "zero" at least the pitch would be much better.
Bought it thinking that it would help teach the system. It's just a compass. Save your money. Wish someone had mentioned this before I wasted $5.
Does not correctly calculate forces and indicates no pitch, roll, or yaw during a chandelle for example.l
OK but needs work to allow tablet orientation other the perfectly vertical. Also has problems in a vibrating installation
I did flown C-172 with my phone (HTC One X) attached to the yoke. I was amazed about accuracy and performance. I wish this application will be updated with external sensors not only for GPS and ADHRS but also for engine sensors in the future. More than perfect software for experimental planes! Excellent! 5 stars from me!
Tested (while on ground) on Samsung galaxy tab 10.1 and 10.5 and Samsung Galaxy S4. Works like a charm. I look forward to take this to the air!
Would be nice to be able to adjust the baro setting so pressure alt can be displayed.
A simulation function would be interesting, for example could be useful on the transition from Analog gauges to Efis
Not useful for students
I really like the look of this app, but it's missing a few things for me - I can't figure out how to recalibrate the altimeter. I think it might be using GPS, not pressure; unfortunately where I live GPS consistently thinks I'm 50 feet underground. - The hit boxes for the buttons are far too small vertically. Some are nearly impossible to activate on my phone. If not for those two issues this would be five stars. As it is it's cute but not really usable.