Go to this link, and follow if you're new on developing for the iPhone, it is advisable to read up on the platform and what it can do:-

http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/

Scroll down to the "Free iPhone SDK" and click "Download Now". For those who already have an Apple ID, you can plug in your Apple ID and password, and you'll be taken to the respective page. For those who have not an Apple ID, you need to register one first. Follow the steps.

For those with an Apple ID, a link will be sent to the email you registered your Apple ID with to access the ADC site, so that you can download the SDK. That link also verifies your status as an ADC member, and once you get to this screen:-



, you know you're in.

I've procrastinated too much myself, wanting at one time, for my own use, to do two things - To compile all the relevant aerodrome data into one single database-like app that I can access on the iPhone/iPod Touch, and to be able to calculate the civil/nautical/aeronautical estimation of sunrise/sunset, so that I don't have to bust open my Mac and load up the Excel script to calculate when those sunrise/sunset is, mainly due to the fasting month and the need to address the passengers about when the time to break fast and/or when fasting period starts. Like I said before, I told myself I can delay this till later, to the point where, TWO apps have already been developed which does this exact same thing and more.

Both ForeFlight and Velaclock feature these things that I need, plus more too, so the procrastination continues. Foreflight has the aerodrome database, PLUS access to TAF/METAR aviation weather and NOTAM(Notice To Airmen) for all these aerodromes, while Velaclock calculates sunrise/sunset as per lat/long. Altitude deviation can easily gather from the Jeppesen tables.

So, the lesson I learned here is stop being lazy and get off my lazy butt, otherwise someone else is going to develop and take advantage of the demand for these apps first. Good luck on your quest, and please elevate yourself above developing silly apps like iFarts and similar ilks.

This post has been edited by stringfellow: Feb 8 2009, 02:27 AM

That is good to hear. The AppStore is a gold mine no doubt, you can easily reap the rewards, so to speak, even with childish apps like iFarts and all. But degrading the status of the AppStore to toilet humor jokes and pull-my-finger pranks, only damages the image of the AppStore in the long run. If you're in it for the money, then of course these criterias takes the back bench compared to the "dough" you're gonna make, but it is imperative that we do this for the long run....or at least, in your case, for your own personal satisfaction. I shake my head every time another silly little app goes into the AppStore that uses toilet humor, lewd jokes....or relying on the level of exposed flesh(if you know what I mean) to sell the app.

Which is the reason why I cant wait for the Premium Store to pop up. That should segregate the "men from the boys", so to speak. Not that I'm against cheap apps, but c'mon, out of the 15,000+ apps on AppStore, you can easily count with the fingers on your hands and toes on your feet, the most useful ones, among the sea of worthless apps around.