pa38112
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Here are a few free iphone apps that I have found very helpful for flying and flight planning:
AirportMap by Air Dave: put in a town, and it shows you the closest airports. It has filters for private, glider,heliport, seaplane, ect. - Before this app I always had to know the town of the closest airport or search goggle maps looking for one. Now I put in the town where I am going, and wala. It also has a hybrid map to show you everythng you need to know, and links to the airport data on AirNav.
AvGasNow by Apps In Stereo: searches for lowest AvGas prices by price, or distance. You can update the price if it changes and leave comments. Sometimes flying an extra 2 miles will save you $0.60/gallon, but the low guy this week may not be the same next week. Some of the prices are old, so I am holping a lot more people start using this one and keeping it updated.
AirNav FBO: Has a fule price finder like AveGasNow. This app lets you enter a flight plan and then finds the cheapest fuel along your route.
PowerWheel by Far West Aviation: You enter you engine compresion ratio when you set it up (in the iphone setting app, not in this app). Then you enter RPM, MP, ALT, OAT to get your %HP and recomended ROP leaning temperature. If operating LOP it tells you your HP based on fuel flow. The App was $5, but to me well worth it. I compaired the data to Kevin Horton's excel file and it is within 1%. This is much better than trying to extrapolate the lycoming charts, and gives you info that they don't.
Pilot Plan by Jonathan Cobb: This is a cool app that has a range ring feature. You enter your fuel reserve, speed, and winds. It then plots your range as an oblong circle on the map (because of the wind).
Social Flight: helps you find local aviation events so you can plan your weekend. There is not much going on in my area this time of year, but over the summer I found 2 close fly-in's that I otherwize would not have known about. It lists everything from EAA meetings to airshows and fly-in's to safety seminars.
My Flight Book: I just got this one, so have not played with it much. It logs your flights automaticaly. It uses the GPS in your phone to sence a take-off or landing, the applies the closest airport to log the flight time and data.
Clock: the clock app that comes with your iphone can add multiple locations. I added "UTC" so I can always know zulu time without having to wonder what time zone I am in or is it daylight savings or not.
Of course there is ForeFlight. It is expensive (I think $60/year) but you can try it for free for 1 month. I'm prety sure you will buy it if you try it. I'm not sure how I use to get from point A to B without it.
If you know of other, or better apps, please let me know !
AirportMap by Air Dave: put in a town, and it shows you the closest airports. It has filters for private, glider,heliport, seaplane, ect. - Before this app I always had to know the town of the closest airport or search goggle maps looking for one. Now I put in the town where I am going, and wala. It also has a hybrid map to show you everythng you need to know, and links to the airport data on AirNav.
AvGasNow by Apps In Stereo: searches for lowest AvGas prices by price, or distance. You can update the price if it changes and leave comments. Sometimes flying an extra 2 miles will save you $0.60/gallon, but the low guy this week may not be the same next week. Some of the prices are old, so I am holping a lot more people start using this one and keeping it updated.
AirNav FBO: Has a fule price finder like AveGasNow. This app lets you enter a flight plan and then finds the cheapest fuel along your route.
PowerWheel by Far West Aviation: You enter you engine compresion ratio when you set it up (in the iphone setting app, not in this app). Then you enter RPM, MP, ALT, OAT to get your %HP and recomended ROP leaning temperature. If operating LOP it tells you your HP based on fuel flow. The App was $5, but to me well worth it. I compaired the data to Kevin Horton's excel file and it is within 1%. This is much better than trying to extrapolate the lycoming charts, and gives you info that they don't.
Pilot Plan by Jonathan Cobb: This is a cool app that has a range ring feature. You enter your fuel reserve, speed, and winds. It then plots your range as an oblong circle on the map (because of the wind).
Social Flight: helps you find local aviation events so you can plan your weekend. There is not much going on in my area this time of year, but over the summer I found 2 close fly-in's that I otherwize would not have known about. It lists everything from EAA meetings to airshows and fly-in's to safety seminars.
My Flight Book: I just got this one, so have not played with it much. It logs your flights automaticaly. It uses the GPS in your phone to sence a take-off or landing, the applies the closest airport to log the flight time and data.
Clock: the clock app that comes with your iphone can add multiple locations. I added "UTC" so I can always know zulu time without having to wonder what time zone I am in or is it daylight savings or not.
Of course there is ForeFlight. It is expensive (I think $60/year) but you can try it for free for 1 month. I'm prety sure you will buy it if you try it. I'm not sure how I use to get from point A to B without it.
If you know of other, or better apps, please let me know !
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