Hot code, cool nights!
Ian
I wrote previously about redesigning the Cold Arid Code logo to be consistent with the colour scheme chosen for the icons on PilotCalc and TimeTick but I realised, when working on the initial views for TimeTick, that whilst the PilotCalc icon conforms to the scheme, the application itself doesn’t. This led me to revisit the PilotCalc storyboard to make a few small changes to the colour scheme; specifically the menu and navigation bars, to bring … Read more
It’s been a busy day at Cold Arid Code. Over the last few weeks I have been mulling over the idea of a time-stamped checklist, a ‘done’ list if you will. This is another app that has its origins on the flight deck, the original concept being to track the cargo loading progress, but I realised that with a bit of generalisation it could be useful for many other tasks. With the initial draft structure … Read more
PilotCalc V1.0 has been released on the iOS App Store. Please feel free to drop me an email or add comments with any feedback. At this point any updates will be limited to bug fixes, but I anticipate that there will be a version two in the future, making better use of the iPad screen estate and with additional functionality. So if there are things that you would like to see incorporated, let me know … Read more
Coding, design and internal testing of my first iOS application, PilotCalc is now complete. PilotCalc was designed as a flight deck / cockpit utility for the short-term logging of flight times and notes. I have been using it to log times and details such as take-off thrust, who was pilot flying for the sector and defect reminders for entry into the tech log upon landing. PilotCalc also incorporates a simple hours, minutes and times calculator … Read more
