Cool iPhone Applications for Aviators
February 21st, 2010 Posted in AviationThis is a short list of current iPhone apps that are mainly aimed at Aviators – they may be useful as an additional tool to more conventional ones – I haven’t tried any of them for two reasons: I sadly do not own an iPhone and I am not a pilot, but I found some of the apps to be quite interesting nevertheless.
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Get current and precise weather conditions (METAR) as well as weather forecasts (TAF), which are used by pilots for their flight preparations. You can choose worldwide airport weather stations from the built-in database by either name, ICAO code, or based on your current location. Data will be shown in its original format or fully decoded into easy understandable texts.
Pilot Wiz has been designed by GA pilots for GA pilots. It provides all of the basic conversions , calculations and key functions to keep you flying safely.
LogTen Mobile distills the power of its big brother LogTen Pro into the perfect mobile logbook companion for your iPhone or iPod Touch. It’s fully customizable and completely integrated with LogTen Pro for the Mac.
LogTen Mobile puts your flight time in your pocket:
- Easily add and browse flights in fully customizable interface
- Track Currency, duty, rest limits and certificates
- Check totals … wherever you are
- Syncs wirelessly for those with LogTen Pro Desktop application
This beautiful reproduction of a World War II vintage military aircraft G Meter really works! And its free!
Based on a real instrument fitted to a currently flying Grumman Avenger, this gorgeous meter features minimum and maximum recording needles, an instantaneous needle and a reset button.
Developers of several iPhone Aviation apps, including:
ForeFlight Mobile
The app provides access to high quality weather, airport intelligence, service providers, flight planning, and much more. ForeFlight customers are part of a passionate community of aviators that enjoy the benefits of real-time support, quick fixes, frequent updates, and personable service.
Foreflight Checklist
Checklists really can be easy to use! ForeFlight Checklist, software designed specifically for the iPhone, lets you run checklists with a simple tap of your finger. You can finally create a checklist and customize it to show exactly what you want to see! You can start with one of our pre-defined template checklists or with a blank slate.
Foreflight Charts
ForeFlight Charts is the blazingly fast FAA United States VFR Sectional Charts reference utility for pilots. Charts is designed with an attention to detail and user interface elegance ForeFlight customers have come to expect. Find an airport, draw a route, and compute answers to simple pre-flight planning questions like “how far”, “how much fuel”, “what direction”, and “how much time”.
Use your iPhone to estimate the speed of the wind. Wind Meter works by measuring the volume of the wind on your iPhone microphone and converts it into a wind speed reading.
To use, simply point the microphone into the wind and push Get Wind! Wait a few seconds and push Got Wind! The final reading is the average of the period. (The application is upside-down so you can read the meter while pointing the microphone into the wind.)
“Jet Fueling” can be used by anyone involved in the process of refueling an Aircraft, and/or determining Payload in regards to Bloc Fuel and vice-versa.
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