7 Aviation Apps Every Pilot Should Have

7 Aviation Apps Every Pilot Should Have :

These days more and more pilots are switching out their bulky paper manuals and charts for the digital version to plan their routes, access emergency checklists, view weather conditions, assist in navigation, and even to connect with other pilots. Below are just a few of the innovated and time saving apps that all pilots should have handy on their smartphone or tablet :

1. LogTen Pro Pilot Logbook (Coradine Aviation Systems)
One of the best apps out there for pilots. Replaces the traditional paper logbook, making all your information easy and convenient to store and find.

2.FAA Airplane Flying Handbook (Fishington Studios)
Contains information to ensure you have a safe flight. It is chock full of information pilots must know but may forget, including emergency procedures.

3.AeroWeather Pro (Pascal Dreer)
This app provides current and future weather conditions, runway conditions, visibility, wind speed, and other essential data so pilots can appropriately prepare. It is simple, easy to view, only provides you with necessary information.

4.WnB Pro (Angell Development LLC)
A simple, time saving solution that provides weight and balance calculations for your specific aircraft. Will warn you if the weights (fuel, passengers, baggage) you input place your aircraft outside its center of gravity envelope.

5. FlightRadar24

Flightradar24 is an internet-based service that shows real-time aircraft flight information on a map. It includes flight tracks, origins and destinations, flight numbers, aircraft types, positions, altitudes, headings and speeds. It can also show time-lapse replays of previous tracks and historical flight data by airline, aircraft, aircraft type, area or airport. It aggregates data from multiple sources but, outside of the USA, mostly from crowdsourced information gathering by volunteers with ADS-B receivers. The service was founded in 2007 by the Swedish company Svenska Resenätverket AB and is available via a web page or mobile device apps.6.FlightPlan (Pilot’s Toolbox).

7.Air Navigation Pro (Xample Sarl)
Helps pilots plan their flight to get to their destination easily and quickly, emulating the instruments found in the cockpit.

There are various other app also which are available free of cost like flightaware or EFB etc.