SimpleFlight Pigeon vs DragTree

SimpleFlight Pigeon is the race-day companion for pigeon fanciers: the distance to your loft, the speed your birds made, and what the weather is doing between the liberation site and home. Formerly flightControlRP, rebuilt from the ground up for today's iPhone and iPad. Your loft and stations from the earlier version come across when you update. RACE DAY • Pick the station and the liberation time, or tap Toss from here at a training release. • Distance to the loft to the yard, computed on WGS-84. Enter your club's official distance and the app uses it for every speed. • An expected-arrival window from the wind along the line of flight, recomputed every minute from where the birds are, with the wind and base speed it used shown alongside. • Slide to the speed you think the birds are making: arrival time, miles flown, miles to go, mph, and a bird that moves along the line on the map. • Sunrise at the liberation site and a reminder when the birds are due. WEATHER • The line of flight drawn over radar, satellite and an animated surface-wind layer. • Reporting stations along the line with wind, visibility and cloud, decoded in plain words. • Weather ahead of the birds: every station between them and the loft, with rain, low cloud, poor visibility, strong headwind or gusts flagged and how far ahead it is. ARRIVALS AND RESULTS • Record each band as it lands: YPM (or metres per minute), position and minutes behind the first bird. • Clock with BENZING Live? A Shortcuts automation hands each arrival notification to the app, which records the band and clock time on the current race. No account, no password, nothing leaves the phone. Requires iOS 27 or later. • Races and training tosses by season, CSV import, a race card image to share, and a link to your MyPigeons race page. • A speed faster than a pigeon flies is flagged, so a clock set an hour off is caught, not recorded. YOUR DATA • No account and no server. Loft, stations, races, arrivals and band numbers stay on your device. • Yards, miles and YPM, or metres, kilometres and metres per minute. • No ads, no tracking. ABOUT THE NUMBERS Distances, speeds and expected arrivals are computed from the coordinates you enter and public weather data. They are estimates, not results. Official liberation times, distances, clock times and results come from your club and your electronic timing system. Digitier is not affiliated with BENZING or MyPigeons. Data: Aviation Weather Center (NOAA), Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Open-Meteo.

"DragTree" is an app for practicing real-car drag racing. You can measure drag race times in places where timing equipment is unavailable. Times for 60 feet, 330 feet, 660 feet, 1000 feet, and 1/4 mile are measured using GPS. Starts are determined by looking at a Christmas tree displayed on the screen, just like in competitions. Response times are also measured. A front camera switch allows you to operate the start/stop function while wearing gloves. The front camera switch is especially useful when using this app on a motorcycle. Safety is always the first priority. When using on public roads, please obey the law. (How to Use) 1. Secure the iPhone (or GPS-enabled iPad) with DragTree installed to a stable location, such as the dashboard of your vehicle, where the screen is visible. For use on a motorcycle, secure it to the handlebars or fuel tank. 2. Tap the "Start" button on the home screen to display the Christmas tree screen. If you have not yet upgraded, an information dialog will appear. (Covering the front camera with your finger has the same effect as tapping the "Start" button. This is the front camera switch.) 3. Tap the "START/STOP" button on the Christmas tree screen to begin the countdown until the blue light on the Christmas tree lights up. Tapping the "START/STOP" button before the green light lights up will return you to the time before the countdown began. The "START/STOP" button can be controlled with the front camera switch. 4. Once the blue light comes on, do not move the machine until it is time to start moving. After the staging light comes on, the start timing check will begin. 5. When the green light comes on, it is time to start moving. Response time is measured, followed by all other measurements. A negative response time indicates a false start. The home screen will appear at 660 feet. 6. When the measurement is complete, the results will be displayed on the home screen. 7. To view previous results, tap the "＜ Prev" button. 8. You can share the currently displayed result using the "Share" button. (Settings) - On-screen driving lane selection (left, right) - Start method selection (PRO, FULL) - Select the time from staging light to amber light (Random, Fixed) - Set the countdown time until blue light turns on - Front camera on/off switch *Turn off if malfunction occurs in dark environments, etc. - Start sensor sensitivity selection *Can be adjusted if malfunction occurs frequently. (Changes not recommended) (Measurement Items) - 60 feet and 330 feet elapsed time and speed measurement - 660 feet, 1000 feet, and 1/4-mile elapsed time and speed measurement - Response time (RT) - RT+ET at 660 feet and 1/4-mile - 0-100km/h and 0-60mph acceleration time measurement (Notes) - Permission to use location information is required to use this app. - Permission to access the camera is required to use the front camera switch. - 1,000 measurement results are stored in memory. - Memorized measurement results will be deleted if DragTiming is uninstalled. - Cannot be used on iPads without GPS. - Operation may become unstable if the GPS signal or device reception sensitivity is low. - Measurements may not be accurate if the starting acceleration is too slow. - The developer assumes no responsibility for any accident, violation, loss or claims by third parties which may arise from the use of this app. Terms of Use: This application is provided under the Apple Standard End User License Agreement (EULA). https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/