Using VFR sectional charts only for navigation on my iPad.įoreFlight is pretty expensive on its own. 1.5 hours flown yesterday from KEZS to 02C. Recreating a flight that a friend of mine recently did in his L-4. Https:// - flight planning / aeronautical charts. 20 good map websites - website to find local nonprofits, Interactive map showing the potential and problems of nuclear strikes, global ship tracking.Everything from maps (Skyvector), airspace and airfield notices (NOTAMS/DINS), local bird activity (USAHAS), to aviation specific weather (NOAA, ADDS). In flying, we have a multitude of online resources that I can use to address various elements of flight planning, to assess conditions and just find general info about unfamiliar places. My wife and I recently finished an ASA beginner’s course here on the West Coast. I learned all about airspaces and to look on to see airspace boundaries and altitude limits, and learned to ask for clearance when entering bravo and charlie and maintain radio contact in delta and echo and things like that. I hear the api is also closed source, but I can't find any maps for for little navmap.
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Skyvector.Anyone know how to add as a map in littlenavmap?
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Is a FREE site and works about the same as (listed above). An alternative to Foreflight and Garmin Pilot.
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An alternative to ForeFlight.ĭroidEFB,, PAID,, Android tablets/phones. It has weather charts, NOTAMS, specialty airspace such as TFRs, flight planning capabilities everything you need to plan a trip. It also helps with winds aloft to determine best enroute altitudes.
We use this for our daily local flights as well as trips, in order to see METARS and TAFs for our area or entire route of flight. The website is not as user friendly as some.Ī paid service that is laid out like an excel spreadsheet, with color coding and other tools that make it easier interpret the weather. For those “low tech” pilot types, you can also just call the number 1-800-wxbrief and talk to a “briefer” in person. Is the official FAA Flight Service website, which is a must have for all pilots. Can be used on Apple or Android tablets/phones.)įltPlan Go (FREE, Android, mobile and desktop)įlyQ (PAID, cheaper, works on several different avionics products. Garmin Pilot (PAID, links up only with Garmin Products. Can only be used on Apple tablets/phones.) Flight Planning and Weather Apps & Websitesįoreflight (PAID, links up with Garmin, Avidyne and others. Weather Live (Apple and Android) Local wx conditions, radar.
(PAID, best layout, some flight planning included)Īvia Weather (Android) gives you METARS and TAFs.Īerovie (Apple) Forecasts, METARS, and TAFs, some flight planning. (Free, same assets as weatherunderground)Ī (Free & Official Government weather, easy to use) (Free, radar, big picture, hourly forecast, not detailed. The following are services which we recommend, to get an idea of what the weather will be like anywhere from current conditions, extending to the next week. It’s important to make sure the service you use is recognized by the FAA as a valid source of aviation weather. There are several services that offer aviation weather products. ATIS is normally available at “Towered Fields” and includes runway and taxiway information. Although the “A” stands for automated it’s actually manually updated at least once per hour. ATISĪutomated Terminal Information System. Airport IdentifierĮach airport has a windsock or wind T to physically show wind direction, which should always be primary. This is the best choice to determine the local basic weather information such as winds, cloud layers, ceilings and local altimeter settings. Automated Weather Observing Systems and Automated Surface Observing Systems are on-field automated services that transmit over a COM or NAV (VOR) frequency.