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General Aviation Discussion => General Aviation Discussion => Topic started by: Tango Tango Fanta on July 28, 2017, 09:31:13 AM

Title: App
Post by: Tango Tango Fanta on July 28, 2017, 09:31:13 AM

A relative was telling me about an Android app which allows a smartphone, when viewing an airliner in flight, to provide all its stats - destination, type, airline etc. much like a POV Flightradar24. Does anyone know the name?
I've seen something similar called Star Map which identifies constellations when viewed through the phone.

Title: Re: App
Post by: smudge on July 28, 2017, 09:48:50 AM

There is an augmented-reality view in the Planefinder app; point the phone at the sky and it labels the aircraft:

https://youtu.be/7JdvOLZxQ_A?t=21

The FR24 app used to have an experimental mode like that ( on Android only ) but always seemed a bit flakey.  Not sure whether it still has it.