mistake or two on a f light plan
or with a SARTIME? It's a very
simple app that performs a very
simple task so we don't have to.Final Say
And as they say, there's an app
for everything nowadays, and
as aviation and technology have
always been great team mates,
it makes sense that there would
be a vast array of apps out therethat just can't find space in this
feature. Jacobson Flare comes
quickly to mind, a program that
teaches this method of landing
with simple and effective graphics;
X-plane Flight Sim, which is a
tablet version of the very popular
PC and Google Play program and
Radio Navigation Simulator
(RNS), an app that explains
NDB and VOR intercepts
simulates aircraft tracks in
relation to navaids.
The point is that the tablet
world is much larger than what
you see in this feature, and one
which needs much exploration.
Go and explore, pilot.The author uses an iPad mini
running AvPlan, MyE6B,
Flightradar24, Radio Navigation
Simulator (RNS), AWIS
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frequency yourself. Then
you can listen to all the
comings and goings at your
local airport, or eavesdrop on
anywhere around the world
where it's permitted. Not the
sort of thing that you'd use in
a cockpit; that's what the VHF
com is for.
Fuel Burn is an app that
helps with all important fuel
calculations in-f light, displaying
fuel status, estimated ranges,
f light times and reserves in
graphical fashion that is easy
to read in the cockpit. It also
issues reminders to switch tanks
and updates status based on
estimated usage. However, like
most programs, it is only as good
as the data the user put into it in
the first place.
And although as well-trained
pilots we shouldn't need Zulu
Time, it does make it easy to do
confident conversions from local
times. After all, who in their
f lying career has not made the oddUtilities
There are many other applications
for your tablets. Many of them
are nothing more than interesting
programs that will whet your
appetite for aviation stuff and work
just as effectively whether you're
going f lying or not. Literally, there
are thousands, but these seem to
be the ones that are dominating
aviators' tablets at the moment.
CloudAhoy is a de-briefing
platform for pilots and f lying
instructors. Data is logged during
a f light and a post-f light service
provides a comprehensive de-brief.
Tracks, profiles and instrument
approaches can be analysed as
a way of reviewing the f light.
This app is accessed via a yearly
subscription to the service.
LiveATC i s a h a ndy app t h a t le t s
you tune into Air Traffic Control
frequencies from countries right
around the world where live
ATC streaming is permitted.
You can search via the airport or
ATC code, or by keying in theLEFT: WillyWeather shows it’s
a great day for flying in Perth!