Odyssey Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Anyone use it at all? I recently bit the bullet and downloaded the navionkcs app…. It’s awesome 😎 Kind of feeling stupid for not doing it sooner…. Seems that I can plan routes on it and upload to my plotter…. Whixh is cool. It seems I can control my plotter from phone too…. But just wondering if it’s worth using the app? Anyone use phones tablets for this kind of thing? 🤔 daio web 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 24 minutes ago, Odyssey said: Anyone use it at all? I recently bit the bullet and downloaded the navionkcs app…. It’s awesome 😎 Kind of feeling stupid for not doing it sooner…. Seems that I can plan routes on it and upload to my plotter…. Whixh is cool. It seems I can control my plotter from phone too…. But just wondering if it’s worth using the app? Anyone use phones tablets for this kind of thing? 🤔 Yes, but I use Garmin 'Active Captain', which also allows me to update /change the charts, and update the software on my plotters. Using the relief shading on your phone, it is sometimes just good to 'mark' a location and send it to the plotter (Wifi) as a waypoint with a 'goto' command Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 As @GPSguru does I use captain active, it’s probably similar to other brand’s Apps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Yes I have the navionics app and also the Garmin active captain. I like both but prefer the Garmin, I will also continue with both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 I use navionics on phone and a tablet. to search out ground, plot all my fishy hotspots, measure my speed accurately etc but its most useful for checking the anchor is holding! i also us it to position myself on chesil beach exactly where the fish arent...... jonnyswamp and daio web 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 5 hours ago, mike farrants said: I use navionics on phone and a tablet. to search out ground, plot all my fishy hotspots, measure my speed accurately etc but its most useful for checking the anchor is holding! i also us it to position myself on chesil beach exactly where the fish arent...... Speed accuracy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 yeah if i hit 6.5 knots i want to know about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 5 hours ago, JonC said: Speed accuracy? I tried my Navionics on my phone alongside my Garmin gps in my car alongside my calibrated scan gauge and found it to be spot on, no issues with update time in cruise at 100kh. Only issue I have is that I head offshore out of phone range, so obviously no use then but I also have the card versions for both Garmin and simrad (need to sell the simrad now I don't have the head unit). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted March 14, 2023 Share Posted March 14, 2023 22 hours ago, JDP said: I tried my Navionics on my phone alongside my Garmin gps in my car alongside my calibrated scan gauge and found it to be spot on, no issues with update time in cruise at 100kh. Only issue I have is that I head offshore out of phone range, so obviously no use then but I also have the card versions for both Garmin and simrad (need to sell the simrad now I don't have the head unit). I had my navionics on when flying back from Lanzarote Friday night (GPS) and it showed 590 knts at one point, pilot said we were doing 76% of the speed of sound One of our instruments were lying, I wonder which one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 10 hours ago, jonnyswamp said: I had my navionics on when flying back from Lanzarote Friday night (GPS) and it showed 590 knts at one point, pilot said we were doing 76% of the speed of sound One of our instruments were lying, I wonder which one ? Or you were going soooo fast the satellite couldn't keep up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 Just now, Saintly Fish said: Or you were going soooo fast the satellite couldn't keep up? Get any fishing in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 On 3/15/2023 at 6:51 AM, Saintly Fish said: Get any fishing in? No, we weren't near a harbour/port and it's windy as feck on Lanzarote Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 On 3/14/2023 at 8:24 PM, jonnyswamp said: I had my navionics on when flying back from Lanzarote Friday night (GPS) and it showed 590 knts at one point, pilot said we were doing 76% of the speed of sound One of our instruments were lying, I wonder which one ? The app is designed for marine applications, so I guess the error is a mix of the time interval of requested info from your phone sat receiver, and how it interprets the information. The app is probably thinking ‘fuck, this is a fast boat’ ! jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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