AvNav
Thanks, Sanjay. You're the company. I'm looking for pilots who've used the app in anger!
I've spent a few days now playing around with AvNav on the ground. I haven't looked at the IFR enroute charts or plates since I'm VFR only. I planned several flights as if I was going to use this as a backup to the 430 on a long XC flight. Here is my quickie review:
Pros
Stitched charts
Wind compensated flight plan with time and fuel between waypoints. This is a big one for me. Of all the android apps I've used this one gives the most useful flight plan info in the most logical layout that I've seen.
Weather overlays
Fuel price overlay
Easy access to airport and aypoint info from the map screen
Flight plan "rubber banding". It took me a while to figure out how it worked because it's not drag and drop like most other apps. You have to click and hold on a waypoint, and then select it from a list of nearby waypoints to add the one you want the flight plan. I actually like this way better once I got used to it beacause you don't wind up accidentally changing your flight plan when you're trying to pan the map.
Cons
I can't figure out how to get airspace info. You can overlay class B,C,D, MOA and restricted areas so they are easier to spot, which is nice. But I can't find any airspace info, and since the charts are stitched you can't zoom in to the edge of the chart and read it.
No terminal area charts, just sectionals.
No ETE, ETA, distance to waypoint, speed,.etc info on the moving map. I like to know how much time I have to my next waypoint right on the map. It might be there when you're moving, but I don't see anything to indicate it would show up if I were moving.
At first this appears to be a great app but the lack of airspace info is a deal breaker for me. Without access to the SUA info you still need either another app or paper charts. I will be watching it though as it progreses and could see myself jumping on board in the future as I think it has a lot of potential.
For now I'll stick with Naviator. While not the prefect app, for me, it's the optimum balance of features and cost.