Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: Tigger29 on December 12, 2011, 12:20:54 PM
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OK so I came across a third party app for FSX and XPlane that turns your iWhatever or your Droid phone/tablet into an interactive GPS with the game. It uses software installed on the computer to read the GPS info from FSX and transmit it to your device through your LAN. The device then uses an app to show that information.
Then I thought "how cool would this be in AH?" Let you use your phone/tablet for map/clipboard functions from within Aces High? Since it doesn't do anything more than the clipboard would do then it wouldn't really give those with it a competitive advantage over those without it. Maybe also if it were a free app download non-players could install it and see how heavy the action is on the map and perhaps that would entice more people to sign up?
It's just an idea but something I felt would be really cool to have!
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So, wanna tell me what that FSX app is called?
:D
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what kind if info would you transmit that doesn't already show in screen?
semp
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It's just another screen to add to the desktop ;)
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It's just another screen to add to the desktop ;)
I would definately reccomend a log in screen for you :).
you know what I am tired of telling you to get an account and you not yet being able to afford one, so since it's xmas I'll pay your next dues if you want to join pm and we'll to get the details. assuming of course you got a puter than can play the game :salute.
semp
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Is this what you are trying to achieve?
(http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/624/163046_182220401797207_100000277452114_581385_6607459_n.jpg)
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Is this what you are trying to achieve?
(http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/624/163046_182220401797207_100000277452114_581385_6607459_n.jpg)
nice.nice,nice...(looks at 30$ jogitc joystick)...good,good,good.(sees bad grafics) ok,ok,ok :D
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Is this what you are trying to achieve?
(http://www.mycockpit.org/photopost/data/624/163046_182220401797207_100000277452114_581385_6607459_n.jpg)
HAHA no.. when AH is ready to support multiple displays in that manner they'll do so. I just thought it'd be neat to be able to pull up the clipboard on my phone to be able to see the map without taking up screen space.. or to maybe set up a mission or whatnot. Like I said I ran across something similar for FSX and automatically thought it would be neat to have in AH.
Click on the image for a link to the FSX app:
(http://i43.tinypic.com/343pw5i.jpg) (http://fswidgets.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=50)
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nice.nice,nice...(looks at 30$ jogitc joystick)...good,good,good.(sees bad grafics) ok,ok,ok :D
(sees poor spelling) bad,bad,bad :D
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HAHA no.. when AH is ready to support multiple displays in that manner they'll do so. I just thought it'd be neat to be able to pull up the clipboard on my phone to be able to see the map without taking up screen space.. or to maybe set up a mission or whatnot. Like I said I ran across something similar for FSX and automatically thought it would be neat to have in AH.
Click on the image for a link to the FSX app:
(http://i43.tinypic.com/343pw5i.jpg) (http://fswidgets.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=50)
well the maps are just pictures. transfer the to your phone. as for setting up missions on the phone, well yikes...
semp
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HAHA no.. when AH is ready to support multiple displays in that manner they'll do so. I just thought it'd be neat to be able to pull up the clipboard on my phone to be able to see the map without taking up screen space.. or to maybe set up a mission or whatnot. Like I said I ran across something similar for FSX and automatically thought it would be neat to have in AH.
Click on the image for a link to the FSX app:
(http://i43.tinypic.com/343pw5i.jpg) (http://fswidgets.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=50)
Are you sure that's FSX?
Looks like an standard high alt chart.
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Are you sure that's FSX?
Looks like an standard high alt chart.
Thats FS alright. It has high alt, low alt, sectionals, etc.
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Thats FS alright. It has high alt, low alt, sectionals, etc.
Right, but nothing on it says that it's FSX.
So in FSX what kind of stuff do you see on there besides your plane?
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Right, but nothing on it says that it's FSX.
So in FSX what kind of stuff do you see on there besides your plane?
Here ya go Mach- http://fswidgets.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=50
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Here ya go Mach- http://fswidgets.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=50
I see. So you get charts, weather, instruments, and GPS. I think I'd like something like that for AH, you'd be able to see what's going on in the arena before logging on.
+1
However I doubt HTC will actually make it.
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+1 Cool idea!
I can be flying with my iPad on my lap just like a clipboard in flight, displaying the interactive map (and not taking up my field of flight vision). A plus if I can log in on my iPad separately just to see what is going on and chat with squadies without flying (for those road trips without my computer).