Do you FLY for Search and Rescue?
Then this is REALLY the app for you!
Easily calculate various values to help you manage your search patterns.
PLUS have a map displaying the search area and your search pattern, and with GPS equipped iOS devices, you can see your current position as well!
Universal App!
Featured search patterns:
- Expanding Square
- Creeping Line Ahead (CLA)
- Sector Search
- Track Crawl
For each search pattern, you can:
- calculate total distance of your search
- calculate how long it will take to fly it
- calculate total square area searched
- calculate tracks
- enter wind speed & direction to determine headings to fly
- view/calculate left or right patterns
- display the pattern on a map
- view a Full Screen map in Portrait or Landscape
- view current position with reference to the pattern
- view calculated waypoint Lat/Longs to enter into a search GPS
- mark your current position for where you left track or for a call-around/sighting/on-top
- enter a variation so you can enter all tracks in Magnetic but the pattern is still oriented True North on the map
- enter distances/speeds in: nm / sm / km
- view bearing & distance to CSP from current position
- draw a line direct to the CSP from current position
in addition to:
Expanding Square:
- calculate number of waypoints needed to enter the pattern in a GPS
- tap on the graphic to highlight which legs you have completed (iPad only)
Creeping Line Ahead:
- calculate number of legs to fly based on a given the distance you need to creep (defined search area)
OR
- calculate the maximum distance you can cover based on a fixed amount of legs
Sector:
- use 60 degree or 30 degree cuts
- calculate subsequent tracks
Track Crawl:
- use bearing/distance or Lat/Long inputs to calculate subsequent waypoints
Bingo Fuel Calculation:
- enter many airfields from around the world
- obtain METAR/TAF for destination/alternate
- enter fuel flow, airspeed and reserve to calculate your approximate bingo fuel amount from your current position or manually entered position
- can enter en-route winds for more accurate groundspeed variable in the equation
- use this only as a backup/cross-reference -- always refer to your training
Email the developer for questions/comments/requests
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| View your position & pattern on a map |
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| Landscape and Portrait Full Screen maps |
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| Calculate various search patterns and view the Lat/Long of each calculated waypoint |
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| Track Crawl waypoints calculated from Bearing/Distance OR Latitude/Longitude |
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| Use the Bingo tab as a guide to know how much fuel is required to return home safely |
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| iPhone 5 support - more space on screen! |
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| Support for Apple Maps in iOS 6+ |
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| Turn waypoint pins On/Off to view Lat/Longs or reduce map clutter -- Draw line direct to CSP from current position |
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| Custom keyboards for iPhone & iPad |
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| Wind info = Headings to maintain track |
Do you plan to Add Track Crawls to the Search Patterns?
ReplyDeleteDan
Track Crawls were just added to the most recent release of SearchPatterns Pro Air (v2.3) and is currently available on the App Store. My blog is really out of date and I will update it shortly to include the more recent features and updated screenshots!
DeleteThanks for the question!
Can I just enter search radius and #evolutions and will it give the pattern to fly and then track it with a bad elf gps on my IPad?
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried external GPS units. I have no idea - I don't have access to an external unit. The internal GPS for cellular models works great.
DeleteYou can export the pattern as a .GPX file that will work with other apps on the iPad (like Air Navigation Pro or MotionX GPS - both of which support external GPS units I believe). So there are ways around not having GPS not built into your iPad. You can also export the pattern for use on a laptop etc.
Hope that answers your question.
My question was more about the data entry process. I am not concerned about getting wind course corrections. I just want to see the pattern and fly it. can I just enter the Lat/Lon coordinates, and search pattern radius to see and fly the pattern? Especially with the Sector Search.
DeleteYes you can! :)
DeleteI think this app is perfect... For aircraft. if you could only add in the option for a boat so we can have slow speeds and shorter distances there isn't really a need to make a whole new app if you could just "update" speeds And distances with the option to choose the units if measure like NM or yds. I have been waiting for the boat SAR app for a while now, how far on the horizon is it? I'm anxiously awaiting its arrival!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe SearchPatterns Pro Sea app should be live on the App Store sometime this week. It was submitted last week.
DeleteThe differences include No Wind/Bingo calcs. But it includes a "Oil Field" pattern specific for marine use. It also has different variable limitations, for instance it would warn you if you enter a speed of 100kts.
Doing all the conversions for Yards right now is causing me difficulty so I have not implemented this. You can still enter decimal nautical miles (0.2 for example).
Thanks for your support!
I'm not sure what you mean by slow speeds and short distances, but I downloaded air pro and put in a sector search with .3 mile legs and got on my Bicycle and road around the block. It tracked my pattern perfectly. Then I e-mailed it and it printed very clearly?
DeleteWhat I mean by slow speeds/short distances is that the app will warn you if you enter a number that is too large/small respectively (100kts for marine use is too large, 10kts for Air is too slow). It merely warns you of 'improper entries', it does not warn you about how fast you are actually going...
Deletedo you plan on making this for Android?
ReplyDeleteEventually...? There's a lot of other features I want to focus on first, when I even have the time for that...
DeleteHaven't used the Android SDK. Once I get around to checking it out, then I would want to make it for Android, yes. But that will be a while...
Bummer - well, I, and other pilot users of Adroid will be waiting !
DeleteAnd another Search and Rescue Pilot waiting over here! Make it for android please
DeleteSorry, 5 more pilots over here!
DeleteNo promises yet, but I now own an Android device and hope to attempt development on Android soon. Baby steps first... lot of different things to learn, and time permitting!
DeleteDo you need 3G or WiFi to display the maps or they can be downloaded into the ipad?
ReplyDeleteCan the pattern be exported to Foreflight to display on aviation maps?
If you run the app while connected to the internet (3G/LTE/Wifi) and view the area you are going to fly to during the search, it will cache the area and the map data should still be available later when you fly as long as you don't close out of the app.
DeleteThis is built-in caching functionality of iOS devices.
Regardless of the map data being there, you can still draw the pattern (on a blank background), follow your GPS signal on the pattern and track your breadcrumbs.
Patterns should be able to be exported to any app that can import .GPX files. I don't know of importing to ForeFlight. I DO know you can import the patterns very nicely into "Air Navigation Pro".
Hi Adam, Great Work! Could you create an output with the coordinates compatible with Foreflight? I made a spreadsheet but it's nothing like the work you have done:
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Haven't had a chance to look at all this yet, but it sounds great! I didn't even know you could import coordinates into Foreflight.
DeleteLet me second the cut&paste into foreflight. That would be really useful.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure that my review on itunes took so I am pasting it here.
There is no doubt that I am going to intigrate this app into my SAR operations. it has the key features and then some for doing a search pattern. if you tell it the wind direction it will even tell you the correct headings for each leg. and the ability to give you the heading to the Comence Search Point (CRP) will also help. Tho to tell the truth, the first place the CRP goes is in my planes GPS so that I can use the autopilot to get there.
there are couple of problems that need to get fixed (hence the 3 stars)
1) you have to be in portrait mode to enter the pattern data. infact you have to have the ipad with the camera at the top. Once the data is entered landscape will only show the map but not the data entry fields. the fact that portait mode is fixed means that I can not have the iPad "upside down" in the plane. a problem as I keep the charging port at the top so taht the cable does not interfere with the ipad mount.
2) there does not seem to be anyway to enter your current position into the CRP. you have to manually load the coordinates. what is worse is that your current coordinates are covered by the little keyboard when you try to manually enter your position in the CRP fields.
3) the little keyboard is to little. in a small plane at 1000 feet you can be bumped around pretty good in the thermals. hitting the right number is a challenge. at least double their size. cover the map if you have to, you don't need it till you hit return anyway.
Hoping to get back to work on the app soon.
DeleteThe portrait orientation and marked position as CSP are my first two priorities! No promises on timeline, but they are both highly requested additions!
Keyboard for the iPhone and/or iPad is too small?
Hi! We're tinkering with your app along with EarthNC's marine navigation charts and Foreflight Pro. With Charts, I see it listed in the export menus, but I always get an error Import Failed using either the Pattern or Track options. Foreflight Pro does not show up at all and I can't figure out if Foreflight can manually import GPX files. -M
ReplyDeleteJust an update. I think there's an issue with EarthNC Charts import function. I was able to export SAR Pro Air GPX into online viewers. With Earth NC Charts, I tried to export a route to GPX and re-import it, and it failed to import it's own GPX! Also, it seems with Foreflight, the closest thing I could find to importing a route is importing user waypoints via CSV or KML. Would KML be a possibility in SAR Pro Air's future? -M
ReplyDeleteHow do you add more waypoints to the track search?
ReplyDeleteUSCGAUX Love your app. We need android version for sure.
ReplyDeleteHow can we add more than one waypoint for track crawl. IPhone app show only the possibility of one waypoint. Your IPAD version show more than one waypoint but when we use the iPhone app it show only one.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I like to know too !!
DeleteHello Adam,
ReplyDeletedoes SearchPatterns Pro Air work with ios 9 ? Do you plan any further development ?
Hello Adam,
ReplyDeletehave had problems trying to export the search pattern for other applications such as Pro Air Nav . What happens is that the exported gpx file appears in all other applications as if they had not marked waypoints, and how the problem occurs in various applications I tested , I believe it is an error in exportacao . Would you help me?
Hi,
ReplyDeleteIt it possible tp update the App for the new version pf Air Nav Pro?
Hi Using your APP for a SAR Helo service & find it excellent as no automated patterns available in our FMS
ReplyDeleteDo you have a user manual or any more detailed instructions for Crew?
hi we have some problems to import .gpx files to Air navigation pro 6.0.4.1, the imported file doesn't have wypoints, or coordinates. please help us.
ReplyDeleteWill there be an update to support iOS 11 ?
ReplyDeleteAny update for iOS 11?
ReplyDeleteAs many of you know or are figuring out, the app no longer works with iOS 11 because it is a 32bit app. I plan on rewriting everything from scratch and getting a new version out as soon as I can. I am finishing up the new ColdAltitude app and will soon start developing a new SearchPatternsPro app. It will take some time as I have to learn everything as I go and find the time to do all this. I appreciate your patience and support!
ReplyDeleteHi I have used this app for several years but now I can't use it anymore because IOS is requiring to updated the this app to work with the last IOS Version
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting me know what can I do to continue using this app
ReplyDeleteHello, I just started to used this app a few months ago and it is awsome, unfortunately the last IOS version do not match with the app. Would you please help me with that, I really needed, I also teach SAR classes and I show the students how to use this app as a practice. Thank you for the app it is perfect I hope you guys can fix it soon. Juan Carlos Quintero M. Juankwfm@yahoo.com
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