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 Vario III GPS @ 470 mph
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post Sep 24 2008, 10:55
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OK OK, so this isn't TECHNICALLY newsworthy, but it's so cool I just had to post biggrin.gif

Our very own Monolithix is currently in Sweden at a Sony Ericsson event, and managed to capture the picture below on his flight out, using his Vario III and CamerAware. Kudos...

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post Sep 24 2008, 10:57
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SAS in-flight meal was actually quite tasty! biggrin.gif


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post Sep 24 2008, 10:59
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This goes to show a small oversight in CamerAware...

At that speed, you should have a little message in the top right box saying: You can stop worrying about traffic cameras now...
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post Sep 24 2008, 11:00
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What sort of plane? Private plane? wink.gif

I couldn't get mine to work with that same phone.


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post Sep 24 2008, 11:12
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I wish wink.gif a McDonald Douglas MD-80, i've never had any luck in the past on Boeings and Airbus's, and had to leave CA running for around 20 mins before i got a lock!
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post Sep 24 2008, 11:15
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MD-80? ohmy.gif

Scary!

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post Sep 24 2008, 11:32
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That meal looks vile.


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post Sep 24 2008, 11:35
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haha, thats slow. I clocked up 540mph with my vario III on tomtom on route to the states smile.gif i got a fix by just pressing the phone against the window

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post Sep 24 2008, 11:51
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QUOTE(jpwjpw @ Sep 24 2008, 12:35) *
i got a fix by just pressing the phone against the window


I don't think it would go down well from the crew staff - they'd think you're a terrorist trying to blow off the window! wink.gif
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post Sep 24 2008, 12:09
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post Sep 24 2008, 12:33
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Slightly more impressive than my 124.8 MPH I recorded with CamerAware on the train from London to Liverpool a few months back. Still, my colleagues were mighty impressed! tongue.gif And I must agree that meal looks vile! wink.gif


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post Sep 24 2008, 13:41
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vile?looks like someone has just thrown up next to your phone.now thats why i stopped having airplane meals!
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post Sep 24 2008, 13:51
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While flying from Canada to the UK, I was asked by the cabin crew to turn off my GPS for fear of interference with the plane's systems. After explaining that the device (a Garmin GPS, not a phone in this case) was a receiver only and did not transmit any data, they still insisted I turn it off.

Anyone know if this is true or not? Getting a strong signal was difficult without holding it to the window.
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post Sep 24 2008, 13:56
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QUOTE(Thox @ Sep 24 2008, 14:51) *
While flying from Canada to the UK, I was asked by the cabin crew to turn off my GPS for fear of interference with the plane's systems. After explaining that the device (a Garmin GPS, not a phone in this case) was a receiver only and did not transmit any data, they still insisted I turn it off.

Anyone know if this is true or not? Getting a strong signal was difficult without holding it to the window.

You're right... but if they don't really know they are always gonna err on the side of caution!

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post Sep 24 2008, 13:56
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Heh, the meal tasted a lot better than it looked wink.gif

And there should be no issue using a receiver on an aeroplane, any more than using an iPod. It may just have been them taking issue with dubious electronic kit and taking the failsafe option :/

As for the position, it did seem to see more satellites by the window, but in the end i left it on the tray (as you can see) and it burst into life!
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post Sep 24 2008, 17:44
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Heh,

I fly to Texas and then onto Cancun in December, I will see if I can beat your recorded speed!! We should get a league of top recorded speeds on CA going!! No road vehicle entries allowed of course for obvious safety reasons.
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post Sep 24 2008, 18:29
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post Sep 24 2008, 18:54
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QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Sep 24 2008, 14:56) *
You're right... but if they don't really know they are always gonna err on the side of caution!


Virgin Atlantic have "Sat Nav's must not be turned on in flight" in the seat back magazine. But they do let you use phones and PDAs in "flight safe" mode, which obviously Mono's Vario III was :-)


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post Sep 24 2008, 19:00
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I wonder why they say that about Sat Navs? Odd...

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QUOTE(Paul (MVP) @ Sep 24 2008, 20:00) *
I wonder why they say that about Sat Navs? Odd...


Staff and crew don't know if they're safe or not, and don't want to test?
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