savagefrank

Thanks again guys. I think considering the amount I have invested already in the flight hardware, a dedicated device is warranted. I am currently bidding on a used entry level Garmin Etrex which should provide the solution I need. Cheers Frank

This is getting better and better. Thanks for your kind consideration guys. I really dont intend getting involved in searching for any geocaches just yet, but I figured you chaps would be the best group to quiz about the best way to locate stuff in the wild.

Thanks for the input chaps. I kind of reached that dead end too. I need to be able to navigate off road, on foot, as the last plane I lost came down in a farmer's paddock about 800m from nearest dirt track. Luckily for me the low tech solution worked. I had a phone number on the plane, and somebody just happened to be walking along a dirt track and saw it go down!. I had a phone call even before I had packed up my ground station! I might end up with a Garmin dedicated device. I was just hoping to use what was at hand. Heres a short clip of what I do: https://vimeo.com/35122804 Cheers Frank

Hello all. Im a novice with geocaching, but I reckon you guys should be able to steer me in the right direction. My interest is in remote piloted model aircraft. I fly these up to 25km away via video downlink and GPS navigation. Occasionally one will go astray. I include a GPS locator in the plane which will respond with SMS of the coordinates. My problemis navigating to the crash site. I hope to use my Android device to steer me to the coordinates, but have yet to find an app that will allow me to input the lat/long numbers and steer me directly to the site. My device is GPS enabled Samsung Galaxy Ace. I hope to be able to use the device without network coverage. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Cheers Frank