Select ARMAS from the App Store using an iPhone or iPad.

Download the free ARMAS app starting November 2020

Welcome!

You have joined an exclusive community interested in promoting better understanding and tracking the natural radiation environment causing exposure risk in aircraft and spacecraft.

In particular, the global conditions of the current radiation environment are now available at your fingertips.

There are five levels of users:

• Public (free with ads)
• Member ($2.99)
• Premier ($129.99/yr)
• Professional ($149.99/yr)
• Enterprise (free with FM7 purchase and connection)

Select the Upgrade menu to change your user level.

Enterprise users receive free access to all capabilities at the Professional level. When FM7 connects with the app, it automatically unlocks the Professional level.

Congratulations!

ARMAS app Member status has unlocked features providing all the relevant information for understanding the current space weather and how it affects the radiation environment.

All the Public features in the app are still available but you have now acquired an in-depth peak into the natural phenomena that create and modify radiation in the atmosphere and to space.

Premier status achieved!

ARMAS app Premier status unlocks features providing all the current radiation information for commercial or business jet flights that you may have just taken. Your personal record of dose during flight can be captured with the click of a button.

NOTES:

1. Click the “+” icon at the top left of the Flight list then insert ICAO carrier code and flight number OR tail number to retrieve dose for that flight
2. The Start Date must be AFTER the official start time of the flight (e.g., when it leaves the gate)
3. The End Date can be set to the current time (usually the End Date is after the flight has completed)
4. Click “Save”
5. Downloads for each picker item will take an average of 5-15 seconds, depending on server load; the figures are then cached in the app
6. Data displayed are from SET’s RADIAN system using ARMAS flight-specific real-time data  that is assimilated into the NAIRAS v2 model output for the current hour
7. FM7 data are not displayed since there is not an active instrument synced with the app

Safety accomplishment!

ARMAS app Professional status unlocks more features providing pilots and crew with specific flight status in the current regional radiation conditions and provides a quick-look into the next 24-hour forecast.

NOTES:

1. Pull down data for a flight using the instruments under NOTES in the Premier section.
2. The Flight Curtain and Satellite View will take an average of 5-15 seconds, depending on server load; the figures are then cached in the app
3. The Current Flight Summary data provides a text summary of the median geographical information for the flight using FlightAware ADS-B information as well as the flight dose summary
4. Data displayed are from SET’s RADIAN system using ARMAS flight-specific real-time data  that is assimilated into the NAIRAS v2 model output for the current hour
5. A customizable route-planning map for any flightpath and duration
6. FM7 data are not displayed since there is not an active instrument synced with the app

Fleet safety achievement!

ARMAS app Enterprise status provides a wide range of features that allow pilots, crew, and support staff to monitor the radiation environment in real-time, using the ARMAS FM7 instrument (purchased separately). The app controls the FM7, downloads data from it during or post-flight, using WiFi. Alerts are provided for significant radiation events during flight.

NOTES:

1. To retrieve FM7 data, first turn on the instrument by plugging in the power
2. If the app does not automatically scan and sync with the FM7 device, then open “Devices” in the top menu and hit the scan symbol in the top left; if the FM7 loses sync with the app during flight, simply scan again with the FM7 nearby to sync
3. A connection to the FM7 will show up in green letters above the time stamp at the bottom of the Flight List screen
4. The FM7 Commander button allows a user to issue various commands to the FM7 unit
5. FM7 data will be displayed in the two bottom picker items since there is an active instrument synced with the app
6. The IMEI of the instrument will be shown and ICAO carrier/flight number OR tail number should be added if dose products are desired from the server
7. A user can manually click “Update Data” in the Flight window to see the most recent 1-minute data; this feature also updates automatically
8. “Update Dose Profile” is clicked at the end of the flight and will upload the FM7 raw data to the SET server; effective dose rates will be returned and displayed with a 2-10 minute latency since automated processing requires obtaining the FlightAware data record plus running complex code using the flight geophysical information to accurately calculate the effective dose rates
9. A Settings selection of 24 hours will enable the app to continuously scan for the FM7
10. A Settings selection of 2 hours is usually enough time to let the app discriminate between two separate flights
11. In Settings a user can select the type of dose parameter that is displayed from the FM7, the dose rate integration time, and enabling of live updates, alerts, and alert sounds; “Save” must be clicked when Settings values are changed