Published on
09/17/2009 @
14:51 in
Site News.
As I have mentioned several times before, you will soon be able to filter the app list by category. That being said, before the serious database work begins I thought I would post the list categories with the hope of gathering user feedback. So take a look and let me know if you have any thoughts or comments. Did I miss any? Are these clear to you?
- AFD
- Aviation Weather
- Calculators
- Checklists
- Charts & Maps
- Flight Planning & Filing
- Fun & Games
- Logbooks
- POH
- Reference
- Simulators
- Study Guides & Help
- Navigation Tools
Oh, I almost forgot… Apps will be able to belong to multiple categories.
Published on
09/16/2009 @
10:43 in
Site News.
The first ever AviatorApps app give-away contest, sponsored by CoDeveloper, will be posted this Friday, September 18th.
The prize will be free copy of CoDeveloper’s PilotFAR application. To win you will need to answer three short questions about the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) correctly, with a winner selected at random from all the correct answers received. Complete details and contest rules will be posted with the official contest announcement on Friday.
Published on
09/15/2009 @
13:11 in
Site News.
Just a minor update to tell you that the Wep Apps page is now live. What is a web app you ask? Apple describes them here, but in simple terms they are applications that are accessed via the web browser as opposed to being downloaded and installed. You can browse the complete list of iPhone / iPod Touch web apps over on Apple’s site.
For the time being the page consists of just a simple list, but more information such as a description of the site, developer information and screen shots will be incorporated in the future.
In the meantime, I am hard at work on enhancements to the main app list with pagination of the list (e.g. show 50, 100, All) slated for release first, followed by filtering by category. For example, you’ll soon be select a filer such as “Flight Planning”, that will display only the apps in that category. The categorization is a significant amount of work, but I’m trying hard to release this soon as I feel this is where the most benefit will be provided.
Until next time… Blue Skies!
Published on
09/10/2009 @
14:47 in
Site News.
I am pleased to announce that CoDeveloper, the developer of PilotPrep, PilotFAR, PilotAIM and PilotPCG, has joined the AviatorApps family of advertisers.
The most exciting part of this is that you will soon have a chance to win free CoDeveloper apps. That’s right, I said WIN FREE APPS! “How?”, you might ask. Simple, it will all be announced here on the AviatorApps news feed, so subscribe (via RSS or email) to stay informed and for your chance to win.
Published on
09/04/2009 @
14:31 in
Site News.
When I decided to start AviatorApps I chose to launch the site as a simple list under the premise that it was better to launch something minimal, then iterate and enhance it based on user feedback. After all, this is a web site and it’s not like it has to be perfect right out of the gate.
With this in mind, I thought I would take a moment to tell you about some of the features and enhancements that are currently on the to-do list.
- Further design tweaks and usability enhancements
- Web Apps / Sites list
- App list filtering (e.g. show apps from developer X only)
- Home Screen icon for the iPhone
- User submitted site banners
- Categorization of apps
- App ratings and reviews
- Pagination of the Apps List (e.g. display 50, 100, all)
- App details page (a page for each app)
- Contests and giveaways… Yes, free apps!
- Discussion forums
- Developer’s resources (hosted web sites and support forums)
- Mobile site tailored for the iPhone
None of these are set in stone and no priority is implied, but if you’ve got additional ideas or suggestions feel free to comment here or you may use the contact form if you would like to send me a note privately.
Published on
09/03/2009 @
00:18 in
Site News.
Under the cover of darkness (last night), the sort feature was released. You are now able to sort the app list by App Name, Price, Developer (name), and Date Listed. In the sort controls in the upper left corner of the list simply select a field to sort by from the drop down list, choose whether you want to sort Ascending or Descending, and click the GO buttom. While I am not completely please with the look of the sort controls, it works fine and it’s good enough for now. Enjoy!
Oh, one more thing… In addtion to RSS, you may now subscribe to the news feed via email. Just click the Email link to the right of Subscribe RSS in the links to the right.
Published on
09/01/2009 @
14:17 in
Site News.
I made a few small changes to the site last night, with the first being the addition of a “Last Updated” date just to the left of the list. This will provide you with a quick way to tell when the the last additions were made to the list.
In addition, I reformatted the date field to a more user friendly format, and made some small width and alignment changes to the columns.
I hope you find these small changes beneficial. If there are other changes I can make to improve the usability of the list or the site in general, please let me know.
Published on
08/28/2009 @
11:19 in
Site News.
Hello and welcome to AviatorApps.com, a directory of aviation related applications and web sites for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
The initial release of the site is somewhat limited in functionality, but more is coming soon. The good news is that app list has been expanded to contain many more applications with links directly to iTunes, and the ability so sort the list by price, developer and date added (to the list) will soon be added. Eventually, the plan is to provide the ability to be able to sort by category (e.g. weather, flight planning, E6B, etc.), which should be a very useful feature.
To keep you up to date on aviation application news, this news feed will contain announcements of new applications or new versions to existing apps, enhancements or new features of this site, and best of all as apps are added to the list I will include a post so that you are notified as the list is updated. All you have to do to add the RSS feed to your newsreader of choice and all the news will be delivered to you automatically (BTW… there’s an app for that).
I’ve got several other features in mind too, but I’ll be talking about all the features in more detail in an upcoming post. In the meantime, please give the site a try and let me know what you think. If you encounter issues or bugs please use the feedback form to report them to me.
Thank you!
