Automatic Wind calculations for InFlight operations

July 21, 2011 - PRLog -- XWind HD 2 is the one and only realtime wind component calculation application for the iPhone / iPad.

The application provides:

Crosswind relationship / situational awareness tool for pilots and passengers, with automatic calculation of the wind speed and direction.

Provides inflight relationships between:
•   Aircraft heading
•   Ground Track
•   Runway
•   Wind direction

Selection of departure and destination airports and runways.

Display of expanded Airport and Runway information.

Display of data using different units of measurement:
•   Aviation:      feet – altitude,         Knots/hour – speed.
•   English:      feet – altitude,         Miles/hour – speed.
•   Metric:      meters – altitude,   meters/second – speed.

User is able to select from up to four different pieces of data for viewing on each flight phase screen
•   Wind Direction
•   Wind Speed
•   Magnetic Heading
•   True Heading
•   Crab Angle
•   Ground Speed
•   Indicated Airspeed (user defined)
•   True Airspeed (estimated)
•   Magnetic Variation
•   Ground Track
•   Altitude

User defined reference through selection of magnetic or true orientations.

User selection of device up value:
•   North
•   Track
•   Heading
•   Wind Direction
•   Runway (takeoff and landing only)

For quick support assistance or enhancement requests contact us at XWindHD.Feedback@live.com

Visit http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xwind-hd2/id447295310?ls=1... in the iTunes App Store for details

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Crosswind relationship / situational awareness tool for pilots and passengers, with automatic calculation of the wind speed and direction.
Provides inflight relationships between:
• Aircraft heading
• Ground Track
• Runway
• Wind direction