Data logging app for flight parameters

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Currently I am performing cruise performance tests on the aircraft I fly and manually recording the data. I am looking for an app that can data log those parameters. Mainly IAS, GROUND SPEED, altitude/flight level, mach, wind speed/direction, aircraft heading and track, TAS, OAT, FUEL FLOW, ENGINE POWER AND N1.
it should be able to collect the data based on logging parameters that I set, snap shot every minute when in level flight, with a altitude range I or user sets, with the option to see the raw data and the average at the altitude/flight level.

I am not a programmer as Iam more of a hands-on kinda engineer.

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You can use a flight tracker to do some of this. You can get data on speed and altitude for example:

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Yep, but I want the raw data. Those don’t give numaricly.

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I suppose a way to do this would be to use the Connect API and create a “bare-bones” little program that:

  1. Connects to the IF client via the Connect API
  2. At regular intervals, request data from the desired states and store them.
  3. Maybe do your calculations here?
  4. Display them either by printing them to the screen OR writing to the file. The latter may be preferred for your purposes.

An easy way to do this which comes to my mind is by using the Python programming language and this to help you interact with IF.

If you want some help regarding this, feel free to PM me and I’ll be more than happy to help.

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Ahhhhh? I am a mechanical engineer not a computer programmer. I know airframes and powerplants and every system with mechanical parts.
Not try to be rude or anything. That’s why I asked this question. And I would more than be happy to give more details to whomever is willing to help with the programing side. My goal is to give everyone on if good reliable information on performance to aid in flight planning. Funny thing is I worked these flights during my time at Bombardier flight test as one of flight test engineer’s as a maintenance engineer.