This app provides critical in-flight guidance for engine failures, calculating safe glide routes to airports. It also offers 3D instrument approaches, tracks aircraft and their wake turbulence, and displays real-time weather data. Additionally, it assists with pre-flight planning, weight and balance calculations, and takeoff performance analysis.
What We Love
- 💡 Revolutionary emergency glide guidance to nearest airport
- 🛡️ Life-saving safety feature for engine-out scenarios
- 📊 Accurate synthetic vision and attitude indicator
- 🎯 Excellent integration with X-Plane simulator
- ⚖️ Comprehensive weight and balance calculations
- 🗺️ VFR approach guidance with 'highway in the sky' hoops
- 📡 Seamless connectivity with ADS-B and Stratux devices
- 👨💼 Responsive and helpful developer support
- 🆓 Free sectional charts feature
- 🔄 Continuous app improvements and updates
- 📍 Accurate NEXRAD weather data visualization
- 🎮 Useful for flight simulation training
Room to Improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription model after initial purchase
- 🌍 Limited to USA only (no EU/UK/Australia support)
- 📱 Not compatible with newer iPhones (notch/no home button)
- 📦 Extremely large app size (3.6GB+ updates)
- 🧩 Complex and confusing user interface
- 📚 Poor documentation and unclear manual
- ⚙️ Steep learning curve and difficult setup
- 🔌 Requires mandatory subscription for core functionality
- 🎯 Runway guidance sometimes inaccurate in mountainous areas
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently
- 💳 High cost compared to competitors like ForeFlight
- 🚫 Bait-and-switch from one-time purchase to subscription
