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my departure off KCMH

I had an opportunity to use a new iOS aviation app last week called Cloudahoy.

I have to say, it’s pretty slick. The idea behind the app came from instrument student and app developer, who wanted a way to track and debrief an instrument flight using the tools that are available, namely the iphone as a tracking device coupled with Google Earth.

This is a marriage made in heaven. Cloudahoy did a great job tracking my repositioning flight from CMH to a private airport.

Here’s how it works:

• Download the app onto your iOS device via itunes – sorry android users.
• Create a free account on cloudahoy.com
• Start the app before engine start.
• Use other app as much as you want
• Stop the app after engine shutdown
• Log on to cloudahoy.com and ‘debrief’ your flight.

There are lots of cool features on the website that lets customize the experience and you can actually re-fly your flight using the cockpit view – neat!

Cloudahoy.com has all the instructions, faq, and examples available to you.

Cons:

• Probably uses some processing power or battery life in flight, but I didn’t notice an issue on my short flight. I did use several other app simultaneous without a problem.
• It missed a tight overhead approach that I made, so it isn’t perfect. That might have been operator error on my part.
• You have to remember to turn it on – something that I am bad about. I have lost numerous in-flight videos due to forgetting to turn on the camera prior to launching.

Pros:

• Free
• Easy to use
• Very visual – us pilots like pictures
• Can be a great learning tool
• Did I mention it was free

So I’m a fan. If you’re an Apple person, you owe it to yourself to checkout this app.

-Brent

Let us know what you think – leave you comments/questions/feedback below.

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