The application is the official FAI Balloon Live competition logger app.
The app is used in hot air balloon competitions and has the following features:
- 2 app modes: training and competition
- Flight recording with Start/Stop functionality
- Up to 18 different electronic marker drops
- Up to 18 goal declaration slots
- Recording in IGC-file format
- Export as IGC-file
- Automatic flight resume on app restart (after force close)
- Connection to external Balloon Live Sensor box
In competition mode:
- List of watchmefly events with user login
- Synchronization of competition settings and flight data with watchmefly.net
- Live tracks to watchmefly.net
In-app payments:
- Payment of the pilot fee for using the Balloon live system in a competition
What's new (v3027)
This release improves the reliability and accuracy of flight data:
Declarations are now reliably saved and recorded, including submissions with partial or empty values.
Marker and declaration history now matches the corresponding IGC records.
GPS fix detection and satellite-count reporting from Balloon Live Sensors have been corrected.
Variometer values in newly generated IGC files now use the correct unit conversion.
Declaration formatting now matches the legacy app for better compatibility.