Great App for IPad with 3G

jhalb · Post by **jhalb** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 4:36 pm

I downloaded this app from ITunes for $49.99. It's Navionics and has all the infirmation I need for night crusing. You can load differant maps from the US or any country you need. It has the river levels and dykes pictures and shows my location like a GPS. I have navigated at night with no moon light what so ever. It also has weather and tides which i don't need. Check it out if you have an Ipad with 3g servise.

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summer storm · Post by **summer storm** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:10 pm

Ah, remember the old days when you took a bunch of numbers from a 3 inch screen and had to find them on a chart to tell you where you were. A friend has that app and he loves it.

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:50 pm

I've got the Navionics charts app too. $14.99 I don't see anything that's 49.99? in Itunes...

Can you provide a link...It's from Navionics? I want to see why the difference...

Correction...$9.99 is the one I have which covers everything, lakes, water ways, tides, marine locations, depths, contours, bouys, markers, etc, throughout the US. Here is a snapshot from my Iphone.

P-Dogg · Post by **P-Dogg** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 5:58 pm

Does it show crab pots?

BarryL · Post by **BarryL** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:19 pm

Just remember that it does not use actual GPS but rather cell tower signals so it will not be as accurate. For the price how can you beat it.

Barry

summer storm · Post by **summer storm** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 6:56 pm

BarryL wrote:Just remember that it does not use actual GPS but rather cell tower signals so it will not be as accurate. For the price how can you beat it.

Barry

good point.

jhalb · Post by **jhalb** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:26 pm

Stripermann2 wrote:I've got the Navionics charts app too. $14.99 I don't see anything that's 49.99? in Itunes...

Can you provide a link...It's from Navionics? I want to see why the difference...

Correction...$9.99 is the one I have which covers everything, lakes, water ways, tides, marine locations, depths, contours, bouys, markers, etc, throughout the US. Here is a snapshot from my Iphone.

The IPad version looks like it's 4 times the cost of the iPhone app. I have no idea why the difference.

P-Dogg · Post by **P-Dogg** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:18 pm

Well actually, it not only uses actual GPS signals, but the Russian version of GPS, GLONASS, too. I use mine while flying and taxiing aircraft on the ground and it is darned accurate. Always shows me in the middle of the taxiway (I had to say that in case any FAA FSDO inspectors read this).

http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/

captainmaniac · Post by **captainmaniac** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:05 pm

Three thoughts :

1 - cool
2 - you should always carry (and know how to read and use) paper charts too, for if and when the iPad (or whatever electroncc navigation system you are using) craps out
3 - don't you find the illumination of the screen messes with your night vision?

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:46 pm

Do they Offer the apps for other smart phones ?

Vitaliy · Post by **Vitaliy** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 3:09 am

i would love to have this app on my android tabled

Stripermann2 · Post by **Stripermann2** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 5:18 am

Navionics is available for android based as well. Had it on my Droid.

Vitaliy · Post by **Vitaliy** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:27 am

thats awesome, i just looked it up and for android its only $10,

prowlersfish · Post by **prowlersfish** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 6:44 am

Good to know , If I ever get a smsart phone

jhalb · Post by **jhalb** » Wed Sep 05, 2012 9:19 am

captainmaniac wrote:Three thoughts :

1 - cool
2 - you should always carry (and know how to read and use) paper charts too, for if and when the iPad (or whatever electroncc navigation system you are using) craps out
3 - don't you find the illumination of the screen messes with your night vision?

The first time I used at night it blinded me. I found the brightness control and now it blends with my other gauges.