# Nav Trainer Pro — IFR Navigation Trainer

> IFR navigation trainer simulating aviation navigational equipment for pilots and students. (iPhone/iPad app by FLEMINGER MEDIA LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nav-trainer-pro/id427480051 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [FLEMINGER MEDIA LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/427480054)
- Category: Navigation, Education
- Price: $8.99
- Rating: 3.90/5 from 37 App Store ratings · 125 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 13 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2011-03-28
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nav-trainer-pro/id427480051/reviews.md

## What is Nav Trainer Pro?

Selected by AOPA.org readers as number one of five aviation apps you can't live without! *

***** Reached No. 4 in the Navigation category of the U.S. app store for iPad! *****

Make IFR flight training easier!

Practice the use of aviation navigational equipment on your mobile device.
Simulates VOR, HSI, RMI, ADF, DME and ILS navigation.

A must have tool for any CFII, student and instrument pilot!

-Students and pilots: improve your understanding of radio instrument navigation at the comfort of your own mobile device.

-Instructors: demonstrate complex IFR concepts to your students from bird's-eye view while on the ground.

-Also suitable for flight simulator enthusiasts.

Used in classrooms, one-on-one ground sessions and by individuals to improve their IFR orientation skills.

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-user reviews (from all markets)
***** Great to study instruments and saves lots of $$$!!!"

"***** I have been looking for an app such as this to teach my students"

"***** Before I used this app all this VOR orientation was so complicated, and now it's clear as ice!"

"***** Easy to use, perfectly designed and helping to understand basic navigation stuff. Highly recommended for student pilots, instrument applicant and CFI's."
 

- Improve your situational awareness under IFR.

- Save time and money on your instrument and initial flight training.

- Prepare for your instrument rating or proficiency check.

- Test your NAV situational awareness with the test mode.

- Flight instructors: the perfect tool to help you easily explain and demonstrate complex radio navigation concepts to your students.

***Features:***
-Dual navigation displays.

-VOR\NDB trainer screen: Simulates VOR and NDB navigation using VOR, HSI, ADF and RMI displays.

-ILS trainer with both VOR and HSI displays.

-DME visualization screen - demonstrates how DME slant range distance is affected by ground distance and altitude.

-Test mode - generates phantom aircraft around the navaids. Your goal is to find the correct aircraft position.

-Drag and drop the aircraft and nav fix around the screen.

-Fly! mode - Make the airplane fly around the screen. great for practicing intercepting and tracking courses.


-Wind direction & velocity control.

-Aircraft tracing (contrail mode).

-Accelerator support for aircraft control.

How to use:
-Select the various instruments by double-tapping their dials.

-Toggle VOR sectors visualization on/off.

-Auto tune OBS by pressing the OBS knob.

-Auto turn the aircraft towards the nav fix by tapping the aircraft symbol. Double tap will turn the aircraft toward NAV station #2

-Change aircraft headings by flicking your finger over the heading indicator.

-Tune the OBS by dragging your finger around the HSI/VOR displays or over the OBS knob.

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The developer is a Gold Seal CFI/CFII/MEI and part 121 airline pilot
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For comments, feature requests or bug reports, if you have the app, please take the survey at http://bit.ly/hCAqgF

* (https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2013/february/26/five-more-aviation-apps-you-cant-live-without)

**If you experience any problem with the app, please contact me before leaving a review and I will do my best to solve it for you.**

## Key features

- Simulates VOR, HSI, RMI, ADF, DME, and ILS navigation
- Dual navigation displays
- VOR/NDB trainer screen
- ILS trainer
- DME visualization screen
- Test mode for situational awareness
- Drag and drop aircraft and nav fix

## Chart rankings

- #160 in Top Paid · Navigation (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 125)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nav-trainer-pro/id427480051/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Paid money and received no app

*2024-12-02*

The installation of the app is not possible…I paid almost 10€ for nothing

### 5/5 — Excellent app for Instructors

*2023-11-22, version 3.4.1*

This app is excellent for Instructors to use when teaching VOR, HSI, RMI and NDBs. It is a visual tool to help students earn the principal methods to do when intercepting Navaids. Highly recommended this app

### 2/5 — Pas adapté au format des nouveaux iPhones

*2021-05-18*

Pour le prix une mise à jour permettant d’utiliser l’application avec des écrans d’iPhone plus grand aurait était utile.

Quelques fonctions ne sont pas utilisables ( comme les boutons previous-next )
La visibilité est également mauvaise en mode test sur la partie vor

En bref une belle idée , utile , mais mal réalisée .

### 4/5 — Good learning tool.

*2021-04-16*

Great for answering the question “where are you in relation to the VOR or ILS?  Especially good for those tricky reverse sensing problems when on an ILS. Back Course.

### 5/5 — Excellent product

*2020-12-16*

I use this extensively to test VOR knowledge.  It is perfect.

### 1/5 — Unrealistic instrument behavior

*2020-11-13*

The CDI needle has very low resolution. It ticks in 1 degree increments. One dot is 2 degrees, so from full deflection to intercept is only 10 ticks... it looks terrible. The CDI does not move fluidly in an analogue manner like in real-life. There is not as much trend information as in real-life. Not good.

Update: Your response is nonsense. I’ve used plenty of modern digital displays like Garmin G5 and G1000 and while the OBS is only capable of selecting a course in 1 degree increments, the CDI needle itself still moves fluidly in an analogue manner as bearing to the station is changed. Stop making excuses. The instrument in this app does not behave the same as a real life VOR indicator in virtually any GA airplane.

**Developer response:** Hi,
I'm sorry that you find the app unuseful. The OBS, in fact, ticks once per degree like you said. This is consistent with the way the OBS knob works in many modern, non-analog, VOR displays. Please feel free to contact me if you have any further concerns.

### 1/5 — Disappointed

*2020-03-27*

Don’t get me wrong— there’s nothing wrong with the app. But the price point is off base. This is a $1.99 app at most.

### 5/5 — Good!!

*2019-10-21*

I like it, it very helpful.
And it was money well spent.

### 2/5 — Buggy and not intuitive

*2019-03-04, version 3.4.1*

Better IFR trainers out there for less money - wish I could get my money back

### 2/5 — Útil

*2018-12-28*

App útil para entender e ensinar os conceitos de rumo, radial, QDM, QDR e as técnicas de interceptação. Devido aos recursos limitados não é um bom treinador para procedimentos de aproximação. Faltam comandos básicos como um “bug” para mudança de proa, a área para voo se limita a menos de 20MN dos auxílios, não possui instrumentos combinados (ADF/VOR) e não tem cenários de voo semelhantes às situações reais. Funciona bem como uma ferramenta auxiliar para criar a visualização de cenário durante uma instrução básica inicial.

## Frequently asked questions about Nav Trainer Pro

### What does Nav Trainer Pro do?

Nav Trainer Pro is an IFR navigation trainer that allows users to practice using aviation navigational equipment on their mobile device. It simulates various instruments like VOR, HSI, RMI, ADF, DME, and ILS, helping users improve their understanding and situational awareness under IFR conditions.

### What are the key features of Nav Trainer Pro?

Key features include dual navigation displays, VOR/NDB and ILS trainers, a DME visualization screen, a test mode to assess situational awareness, and the ability to drag and drop aircraft and nav fixes. It also offers a 'Fly! mode' for practicing intercepts and tracking courses, along with wind control and aircraft tracing.

### How much does Nav Trainer Pro cost?

Nav Trainer Pro is a paid application. The provided data indicates it does not have in-app purchases or advertisements, suggesting a one-time purchase for full access to its features.

### What devices is Nav Trainer Pro compatible with?

The app is designed for mobile devices, and its description mentions reaching number 4 in the Navigation category for iPad in the U.S. app store. It is suitable for use on smartphones and tablets.

### Who would benefit from using Nav Trainer Pro?

This app is highly beneficial for student pilots and instrument-rated pilots looking to improve their IFR orientation skills and prepare for instrument ratings or proficiency checks. Flight instructors can use it to demonstrate complex IFR concepts to their students, and flight simulator enthusiasts can also find it useful for enhancing their simulation experience.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.5.0 — 2024-03-27

- Bug fixes
- UI improvements

### 3.4.1 — 2017-11-17

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- Save last aircraft position and heading when exiting screen
- Save last OBS values
- Save latest wind values
- Save whether user chose contrails ON/OFF and Wind ON/OFF
- Test mode - navaid centers in mid screen

### 3.4 — 2017-10-03

- iOS 11 support
- New control for hiding / showing the aircraft
- New control for switching navaid type (in addition to the old method of double-tapping the nav display)
- Stopwatch
- Improved, HD, graphics
- Improved UI
- Improved performance
- DME screen now has an explanation

### 3.3.0 — 2013-08-12

-Changed the way you select the instruments. Used to be single-tap, now its double-tap on the gauges. This fixes a situation where you would try to turn the OBS and the instrument will change inadvertently. 
-Rotatable card ADF
-Bug fixes
-Minor graphic improvements

### 3.2.2 — 2013-03-13

-Fly mode now supports x0.5, x1.0, x1.5 and x2.0 standard rate turns

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