Cumulus from kflog.org

CumulusisawellestablishedfreeOpenSourceflightnavigationsoftwarewrittenforgliderpilotsandotherflightenthusiasts.ThisAppisaporttoAndroidoftheQtC++application,runningonNokia'sInternetTabletsN8x0andN900.

Cumulusprovidesamovingmapdisplaywithalltheinformationyouneedtomakenavigationeasierwhileflying,yetrequiringaminimumofuserinteraction.NavigationduringflightisbasedontheprocessingofGPSinformationdeliveredeitherbyabuiltinGPSreceiveroranexternalBluetoothGPSdevice.

Cumulusfeaturesafullcolormovingmapwithinformationonterrain,airfields,airspace,(rail-)roads,water,citiesandmanyotherdetails.Ithandleswaypoints,IGCloggingandtasksincooperationwithKFLog,winddetermination,reachablesites,finalglide,sunriseandsunsetcalculations,airportweatherstationsquery(METARandTAF),flightlogbook,liveflighttrackingviaInternetandaswellasautomatictaskpointswitchingisalsosupported.

CumuluscanalsoprocessanddisplayFlarmdata,iftheAndroiddevicewasconnectedwiththeFlarmdeviceviaaSerial-BluetoothadapteroranUSBIOIOUartboard.TheIOIObordcanalsosupplytheAndroiddevicewithpower.Suchadaptersareofferede.g.byhttp://www.k6-team.de,http://www.soartronic.netorhttp://www.glidertools.com.FurthermoreCumulusisabletouploadconfigurationdataandtaskdefinitionstotheFlarmdeviceandtodownloadyourflightsfromtheFlarmdevice.

HerearemorescreenshotsaboutCumulustofind:http://www.kflog.org/cumulus/screenshots/

IfyourAndroiddevicehasbuilt-inabarometricsensor,youcanactivateitinCumulusanduseitsdataasabarometricpressurealtitude.

TheusageofCumulusonanAndroiddeviceisonlyusefulwithascreenresolutionofatleast800x480pixelsinlandscapemode.Furthermoreascreendiagonalisrecommendedgreaterthan4"otherwiseyouhaveproblemstouseyourfingersfortheoperation.

Onetipfromme.TohaveabetterusageofthenativeCumuluspart,pleaseadaptthesizesoftheGUIandMenufonts.YoucandoitviathemenuitemSetup->GeneralentryLook&Feel.Onthatpageyouhavetowbuttonstoopentherelatedfontdialogs.EspeciallytheGUImenufontshouldbeadoptedbyyou.Makeyourchangesinsmallstepsonlyandchecktheresults.Togetthechangesfullrealizedarestartoftheprogramisrecommended.

MoreinformationabouttheusageofCumulusistofindonitswebpage.HereisalinktoashortintroductionforAndroidusers:

http://www.kflog.org/fileadmin/user_upload/cumulus_help/android_getting_started.html

Note,CumulusisnotrunningatAndroid7andhigherversionatthemoment.