An electronic flight bag is an electronic information management device that increases the efficiency of flight crews performance of flight management tasks. This means its generally faster and more reliable, and its also easier to get software updates. Efb v1 read only, no longer supported with the release of the new version efb v2 this forum has been closed. The truth is that android simply lacks the variety and quality of efb software available on ipad. Oct 08, 2014 there is an android app called something like splashtop extend which allows you to use an android tablet as another display. Many people have asked for an android port of the program, and while foreflight seems open to the idea they still have yet to release a functioning version of their software for those devices. Were seeing more capable navigation apps for android tablets, including the new avnav efb app. Stitched seamless vfr sectional, tac and ifr charts whether its north up or track up mode, our charts are always high quality and. Whether you are in the middleofnowhere or at fl310, efbpro is ready to calculate all the numbers directly from the afm. Avnav efb, premier electronic flight bag for android.
In the air, this electronic flight bag efb displays your current position and flight plan onto an aviation chart us only at this time along with weather information nexrad, winds, pireps, sigmets, airmets, tafs, and metars. Effectivity is integral to the viasat efb experience, so pilots are delivered only the. Another app that you must have on your inflight ipad, or android tablet, is garmin pilot. I usually only fly on a single screen, and i use the other to show charts etc. Flyq pocket is a great aviation app for all pilots. Viasat efb is classified as a portable efb, suitable for type a and type b applications. Efb devices can display a variety of aviation data or perform basic calculations, such as. The installed efb platform must obtain airworthiness approval, since it is considered an aircraft part. An ipad or android efb can replace much of the pilots carry on flight. Viasat efb is a modular solution, which can integrate easily and efficiently with any other element of your it structure. In short, while there are some efb options for android the ios operating system provides a much broader selection and better functionality for existing. There is a trial version that runs for 5 mins which i tested out to see if i could use it as a cdufms or any other instrument and it worked great.
Designed as the goanywhere lifetime efb application that can grow with you from local vfr recreational aviation through to professional part 5 charter and part 121 airline operations, avplan efb has been designed to leverage your investment by using the portability, connectivity, ease of use, reliability and processing capability of your apple iphone and ipad. Avplan efb extends the electronic flight bag concept into something that is in a league of its own the electronic flight plan. Garmin pilot puts fullfeatured navigation, aviation weather, duats flight plan filing and electronic flight bag capabilities right on your ios or androidbased device. When were not hard at work on naviator we can usually be found flying through the coastal mountain ranges near vancouver, british columbia.
Foreflight delivers everything a pilot needs for planning, briefing, filing, and logging flights all in an elegantly designed app that syncs from the web to mobile. Efb viewer is designed to operate with the worlds most advanced airline fleets, accommodating aircraft manuals from either oem as well as your airlines own operating or any other manuals. Below is a list of aviation apps that are not only useful in daily work of a real pilot but also can save lives. Pilots can draw on charts using droidefbs android electronic flight bag app. Easyvfr easy flying on ios, android, os x and windows. While developers havent put as much effort into creating aviation. From local vfr recreational aviation through to professional part 5 charter and global airline operations, the avplan electronic flight bag efb has been designed to simplify your flying by using the portability, e ffortlessness and. The standard subscription service provides access to data from a variety of sources including faa and noaa publicly available information as well as other proprietary data collected by droidefb, llc. However, when i do fly with nvidia surround, i miss being able to use my android tablet for something usefull. Avare offers free allinone efb app for android ipad. While the ipad is the most widelyused tablet among pilots, there are a growing number of android apps that offer similar capabilities for pilots flying with these phones and tablets. File, amend and close vfr flight plans globally and ifr flight plans in the u.
Our software takes flexibility to new heights, offering a robust central control and viewing experience, with complete freedom in the choice of modules. Electronic flight bag civil aviation safety authority. The best aviation apps for android, ipad and iphone. Logipad electronic flight bag is the right choice if you are looking for a highly customizable, flexible, and comprehensive information management solution. The flysmart with airbus manager application allows the user to update its efb application suite of data in a centralised way and check its global efb version applicable to all its efb applications. May 19, 2016 many people have asked for an android port of the program, and while foreflight seems open to the idea they still have yet to release a functioning version of their software for those devices. Flyq pocket started out life as freeflight under seattle avionics brand. But for backup purposes, ive been toying with the idea of tossing my dustgathering 2012era nexus 7 into my flight bag, with one of the freebie movingmap android apps.
The popularity of the hardware platform has an enormous influence on the availability of software, especially in the smallscale aviation market. Avnav was the first app to use a 3d accelerated mapping engine on android and today it uses the. Jan 17, 2014 introduction electronic flight bags efbs are any combination of hardware and software used to replace or augment the information we normally use in flight, such as pilots operating handbook poh, checklists, and printed navigation information sectionals, wac charts, approach plates, tac charts, etc. This document provides an overview of efbped systems and capabilities as of july 2015, and focuses on the efb user interface for both hardware and software.
Its easy to build an adsb receiver from the parts list, or there are many inexpensive prebuilt options available. It was the first blockbuster iphoneipad app and its incredibly good, with the attention to detail in design and the user experience is great, he said. If you hold an aircraft operator certificate, you must read and comply with the civil aviation orders. Efb application for android free found at flightpro, ccb asia mobile etc. Maps can be rotated to suit any orientation just like a paper chart. Rwy takes the intuitive design of ozrunways efb and brings it to android in way that feels familiar but also feels truly android. A comprehensive user manual for avplan efb is also available. Aviation faa materials for usa, plus non current tpc and onc charts for canada and most of the world. Tablets to carry your electronic flight bag flying flying magazine. An efb can be used during a phases of flying, including during the flight. Its packed with powerful features that every pilot needs to make that all important go or nogo decision before flight.
Flyq pocket for android was the last of the apps to be rebranded. Still avare is free so buying an android tablet is cheaper in the long run to have free efb for instrument plates and flying. Terrain highlighting, active obstruction alerts and vertical flight planning provide confidence and safety. How to select an electronic flight bag efb efbsoftware. Introduction electronic flight bags efbs are any combination of hardware and software used to replace or augment the information we normally use in flight, such as pilots operating handbook poh, checklists, and printed navigation information sectionals, wac charts, approach plates, tac charts, etc. Our solution stores and retrieves data and documents, digitizes workflows and processes and helps you to achieve a paperless cockpit. Android tablets as electronic flight bags efbs part 1. We currently do not have plans to bring an efb to the market which is either based on ios or android. The most advanced flight planning and navigation app for pilots on android. During preflight you can use the plan section of the app to enter your route, get the latest weather and notams for the route, and then send the flight plan over for display. Its easy to build an adsb receiver from the parts list, or there are many inexpensive prebuilt options available stratuxbased adsb receivers are the only fullfeatured receivers on the market that are compatible with every major efb. Preflight, it will check the weather a complete and legal briefing and plan a windoptimized, fuelprice optimized flight. Software may need to be partitioned so that noncertified applications do not interfere with certified avionics applications. Look at most relevant efb application for android free apps.
High quality electronic flight bag efb for pcbased flight simulation. This software is provided as is and any express or implied warranties, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed. The primary advantages are weight reduction, indexing, and time reduction for updates. Droidefb is an aviation navigation app that runs on android, the worlds most popular mobile platform. On the software side, the nexus 9 is a pure android experience, meaning there is no 3rd party skin layered on top of the core android operating system. Stratux is free software that enables diy and low cost adsb receivers for pilots. Hilton software is the prime contractor for dods aeronautical mobile application, used across u. An electronic version of printed documentation provides many advantages. Aviation gps with moving map and flight planning app for pilots matches many features found in foreflight, but for android. While the ipad is the most widelyused tablet among pilots, there are a growing number. Efb v2 on tablet efb v2 general discussion aivlasoft. Optimize your altitude based on current and forecast.
Stitched seamless vfr sectional, tac and ifr charts whether its north up or track up mode, our charts are always high quality and fast. Stratux adsb stratux adsb diylowcost portable adsb. It gives me great pleasure to announce flyq pocket for android version 2. Be sure you do downloads via wifi or youll blow up your data limit. Discussion an electronic flight bag is an electronic display system intended primarily for flightdeck use and includes the hardware and software needed to support an intended function. This is a problem with android, not with the avare software android apparently generates emulated sd cards at will and avare cant distinguish these from actual external memory so you have to use the try using external folder option. On the other hand, these devices are capable of supporting in. The information on this page is intended to complement the volpe centers 2015 efb industry survey. Avnav is for pilots who enjoy local and cross country flying through variety of terrain and weather sometimes in ifr condition. We had all the maps and charts for the trip and carried a backup ipad and had the software on my iphone. We also host timesensitive critical data in the cloud, enabling users to download it quickly, reliably, and safely. Efbpro is a selfcontained runway analysis calculator, which does not require an internet connection to perform critical takeoff and landing calculations.
Avplan efb is the premier flight planning and electronic flight bag efb for united states, australian and new zealand pilots. Portable hardware for aviation apps air transport news. Unfortunately for your stratux, i find garmin pilot to be the best efb for android. Aivlasoft high quality software for pcbased flight. The ubiquitous software from the californian personal computer giant is stable, widely available, controlled by one company instead of dozens and free. In the air, this electronic flight bag efb displays your. Efb for android is an electronic flight bag for use with fsx, fs2004, xplane. An electronic flight bag efb is an electronic information management device that helps flight crews perform flight management tasks more easily and efficiently with less paper. Garmin pilot is one of the most comprehensive tools. Moving map, flight planning, sid, star, approach procedures and much more. Easyvfr is flight planning and moving map software for pilots for windows 7 and later, android, macos and ios, linked in the pocketfms cloud. Oct 27, 2018 an aviator or perhaps a pilot needs more room for learning, it does not matter whether youre a commercial or private aviator.
The logipad synchronization process allows the integration of class 2 efb devices, even if class 1 efb devices are in use. To access help in the avare app, on the map screen tap the round menu button, then the rectangular help button at lowerleft. Get flying faster with avplan efb the premier lifetime electronic flight bag app that grows with you. Flysmart with airbus efb manager for ios free download and. An efb electronically stores and retrieves documents required for flight operations, such as operating manuals, aeronautical charts, airport information, route information, weather. With many pilots choosing an ipad to go flying with but loving their android phones, it makes the perfect companion that is optimised for the smaller. As a brand new pilot or even an expert, theres a need for you to start somewhere, installing most of the best aviation apps on your iphone or android can actually help you expand. Make sure you choose a tablet that can run the efb app you want to use. Boeing and airbus manuals are accepted in xml, word, pdf, framemaker and other formats. Apr 02, 2015 on the software side, the nexus 9 is a pure android experience, meaning there is no 3rd party skin layered on top of the core android operating system. Droidefb expands android flight app capabilities general. Aivlasoft high quality software for pcbased flight simulation.
The electronic flight bag efb is an electronic storage and display system designed to replace traditional paper products in the cockpit. The voyager flight software system is a complete software system that makes flying safer and more enjoyable. Fixes can be added in flight, again just like noting down a fix on a paper chart. There is an android app called something like splashtop extend which allows you to use an android tablet as another display. Stratuxbased adsb receivers are the only fullfeatured receivers on the market that are compatible with every major efb.
Sep 08, 2015 after you download the necessary chart databases and app addons, youll find the core capabilities to be similar to several of the other android efb apps on the market. Global, rich, interactive mapping and weather information available for ipad tablet and iphone mobile digital device. Electronic flight bag is defined as a physical device that contains an electronic representation of printed documentation that pilots must have when they fly. Hilton software developer of wingx mobile aviation. Nov 17, 2016 it gives me great pleasure to announce flyq pocket for android version 2. It was later branded for aopa under a 3 year license agreement. Seattle avionics developed both voyager and aopa flyq efb. Any use for an android tablet in p3d the prepar3d forum. This is a problem with android, not with the avare software android apparently generates emulated sd cards at will and avare cant distinguish these from actual external memory so you have to use the try using external folder option, then work back up the address to be sure youve got the right one. All pilots are encouraged to read the civil aviation advisory publication caap 2331. An introduction to electronic flight bags efbs rocketroute. After you download the necessary chart databases and app addons, youll find the core capabilities to be similar to several of the other android efb apps on the market. As class 2 efb devices are dedicated to cockpits, only aircraftrelated content is allowed by regulation. I tried all the efb and my buddy turned me onto avare even though it only runs on android based tablets.
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