AndroFlight

You, the adventurous hang glider pilot, can elevate your flying experience with AndroFlight. Designed to assist you through various phases of flight, this comprehensive tool is your virtual co-pilot, providing a customizable map and flight instrument display tailored to your real-time needs.

One of the standout features of the app is its integration of airspace information. With both visual and auditory alerts, pilots are notified about nearby or encroached airspaces to ensure safety and compliance. This aspect is also beneficial during the flight planning phase, as it enables pilots to establish and follow navigation routes with airspace awareness in mind.

The traditional acoustic variometer function is no stranger to hang gliding enthusiasts. The app can utilize your Android device's pressure sensor or connect to an external Bluetooth variometer, like the XC-Tracer, to deliver altitude cues. Leveraging online information, it provides additional flight data such as accurate height measurement. Even without a data connection, pilots can download necessary data such as maps via the OpenStreetMap project for offline use.

Intent on making the flying experience as seamless as possible, the application boasts an automatic take-off and landing detection feature. Following these events, a pre-configured message including essential details can be transmitted, which is helpful for peace of mind or in case of emergencies. Live location transmission during the flight allows friends and family to track the journey across the skies.

After landing, AndroFlight generates an IGC file that is sanctioned for various online contests, having received FAI approval. It can upload this record to a Leonardo flight database and even replay the recorded flight data, offering a post-flight analysis tool or a way to relive the journey.

More than just a digital flight companion, this tool provides hang glider pilots with crucial information, flight tracking, data analysis, and connectivity, ensuring a safer, more informed, and enjoyable flying adventure. For detailed information, documentation, and tips on enhancing your flying setup, visit the project website.