AndySV1K Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Not sure if anyone else has tried this but I tried it out the other day and it worked quite well. There is a phone app called IF (Used to be called IFTTT) and is called "If This Then That" It can do a huge amount but is basically a way of using logic to take in variables and carryout actions accordingly. What I did in about 5 mins, was set up a recipe (Thats what they refer to as the programs you can create) that was based on geo-location of my phone as the input and a phone notification as the output. It allowed me to make a 3 mile radius around my local airport and state that whenever my phone enters the area, send a push notification to my phone and watch. You can write custom text for the notification....like "Turn around you bloody idiot!" As I don't drive to the area all that often I will leave it switched on permanently, but if you often enter an area when not flying you may need to turn it on and off accordingly to avoid lots of notifications when you're in your car etc. It's obviously not meant to be a primary means of keeping you in the correct airspace but should work as a nice little back up way of warning you if you fly with a smartphone and/or smart watch. Andy. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 Can you import XML/KML data to it? SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurff Posted October 14, 2017 Share Posted October 14, 2017 I use IFTTT for home stuff. Not thought about this. Nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndySV1K Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 Not sure about importing data to it Simon, will have to check it out. Is this because you've already got relevant airspaces on a file? I'll have a search through and see what I can find out. Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagMen Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I ride a motorbike to and from work. I have it set up so there is a small radius around where I park my bike that on entry tells the wife that I’ve arrived safely without having to bother to manual message every time. Also when I head home as I walk within the zone to the bike then IFTTT uses my Telegram app again to notify her I’m on my way. I could set up similar zones on the route so she can get updates where I am but I don’t think she cares that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankNL Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 On 11/24/2017 at 18:44, MagMen said: I ride a motorbike to and from work. I have it set up so there is a small radius around where I park my bike that on entry tells the wife that I’ve arrived safely without having to bother to manual message every time. Also when I head home as I walk within the zone to the bike then IFTTT uses my Telegram app again to notify her I’m on my way. I could set up similar zones on the route so she can get updates where I am but I don’t think she cares that much. A tad off topic, but you know that you can use Telegram to share your location for a certain period? Just press the paper clip in your conversation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagMen Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Yes but that means completing an operation on the phone. By using IFTTT it can be done automatically as you pass through an area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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