It is Official application for VOG-Altimeter Bluetooth Device. VOG-Altimeter is speaking altimeter device for skydiving. With this unit you no need to keep checking your visual alti or take time to adjust the audible one. It simply announces your altitude throughout the jump. Designed by a skydivers specifically for skydivers, with simplicity & safety in mind and packed with technical features, it provides the skydiver with a compact, simple to use audible altimeter that slots neatly into most helmets. Quick & simple to use. It even switches itself on in the aircraft & after you land it will switch itself off! Use your iPhone to change the spoken altitudes from automatic to personal settings. It can be set to either feet or meters and is available in a choice of languages. If you have some question or suggestion please drop us a line on [email protected] or visit our website: www.vog.ee
Needs altitude reset
I drive an hour away to my DZ every weekend. And my DZ is 1,500ft above where my home is. Since the Vog turns on with motion, it turns on with the car ride to the DZ and therefore thinks I’m way higher in altitude when the plane is barely taking off yet. To fix this I have to take the wireless charger to the DZ with me and place it on the charger for about 30 seconds to reset the altitude. I emailed the creator almost a year ago asking them to add an option to the app to reset the altitude. However they have not. Also the app keeps resetting my “jump numbers” to a lower number. I reset it to the correct number, and it goes back down to a low number the next time I open the app.
Great App
The app works great! It pairs immediately to the VOG altimeter, lists all the altitudes and allows you to select any altitude for in-plane alerts too. In fact, the app is perfect for its intended purpose/use cases at the moment. Only thing now is real jump log tracking, at the moment it just logs the number of jumps as opposed to freefall/canopy data. Once that update is out this will truly be the best audible altimeter on the market!
Basic and useful app but glitchy design with a few issues
Seeing how it’s an interface for the VOG altimeter it’s basic functionality is sufficient to quickly adjust or program the altimeter. However, the app won’t connect to the latest firmware update for the altimeter and only displays a “connecting” status bar for over an hour. Additionally the bottom tabs for the settings and the altimeter are cut off and barely able to be selected. Hopefully a near term update is in order to improve its functionality and enable firmware updates to be pushed via the app.
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