# SimpleFlight Pigeon — Race distance, YPM & weather > Pigeon racing calculator for yards per minute and weather analysis. (iPhone/iPad app by Kip Haas.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simpleflight-pigeon/id496136578 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Kip Haas](https://appshunter.io/developer/496115554) - Category: Sports, Weather - Price: Free - Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 14 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 4 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2012-01-26 - Data updated: 2026-09-30 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simpleflight-pigeon/id496136578/reviews.md ## What is SimpleFlight Pigeon? SimpleFlight Pigeon is the race-day companion for pigeon fanciers: the distance to your loft, the speed your birds made, and what the weather is doing between the liberation site and home. Formerly flightControlRP, rebuilt from the ground up for today's iPhone and iPad. Your loft and stations from the earlier version come across when you update. RACE DAY • Pick the station and the liberation time, or tap Toss from here at a training release. • Distance to the loft to the yard, computed on WGS-84. Enter your club's official distance and the app uses it for every speed. • An expected-arrival window from the wind along the line of flight, recomputed every minute from where the birds are, with the wind and base speed it used shown alongside. • Slide to the speed you think the birds are making: arrival time, miles flown, miles to go, mph, and a bird that moves along the line on the map. • Sunrise at the liberation site and a reminder when the birds are due. WEATHER • The line of flight drawn over radar, satellite and an animated surface-wind layer. • Reporting stations along the line with wind, visibility and cloud, decoded in plain words. • Weather ahead of the birds: every station between them and the loft, with rain, low cloud, poor visibility, strong headwind or gusts flagged and how far ahead it is. ARRIVALS AND RESULTS • Record each band as it lands: YPM (or metres per minute), position and minutes behind the first bird. • Clock with BENZING Live? A Shortcuts automation hands each arrival notification to the app, which records the band and clock time on the current race. No account, no password, nothing leaves the phone. Requires iOS 27 or later. • Races and training tosses by season, CSV import, a race card image to share, and a link to your MyPigeons race page. • A speed faster than a pigeon flies is flagged, so a clock set an hour off is caught, not recorded. YOUR DATA • No account and no server. Loft, stations, races, arrivals and band numbers stay on your device. • Yards, miles and YPM, or metres, kilometres and metres per minute. • No ads, no tracking. ABOUT THE NUMBERS Distances, speeds and expected arrivals are computed from the coordinates you enter and public weather data. They are estimates, not results. Official liberation times, distances, clock times and results come from your club and your electronic timing system. Digitier is not affiliated with BENZING or MyPigeons. Data: Aviation Weather Center (NOAA), Iowa Environmental Mesonet, Open-Meteo. ## Key features - YPM/MPM calculation - GPS station creation - Weather data integration - Real-time race tracking - Map display with weather overlay - Twitter sharing ## Recent user reviews (10 of 14) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/simpleflight-pigeon/id496136578/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Could be great. *2022-08-17* App has potential but Is lacking a lot. The flow makes no sense. The functions are great when they work properly. Needs update asap. **Developer response:** The original app was built 20 years ago. Check out the brand new app, it has come a long way. ### 5/5 — Great tool *2020-08-08* Simple to use to get a distance to your loft and estimated arrival time. ### 1/5 — Cy *2020-08-03* .6s8tz ### 1/5 — Not worth your time *2019-09-02* I got to work the first few times but after that if I try to go more mile it would not let me. Tried until install it and tried it again can get to work again ### 1/5 — Nothing good *2019-05-25* It doesn’t work need work ### 2/5 — Looks good *2019-01-10* Finding it hard to lock in loft position And release positions for training fights with in Australia Some guidelines on how to use the app would be great Love the idea Would be great if I can get it to work correctly Thanks ### 1/5 — Waste of time *2018-10-27, version 1.80* Piece of sxxt Dsnt hav any guidline neither locations would be set or basically cant understand and the basics of the sw is totally riped as the calculation could be done manually easily nd quickely ### 5/5 — Great app *2018-08-11* Maybe you should Google or born go on YouTube to get more information on how to run this program it really works well with me once I have learned more about it. ### 1/5 — Not a finished program *2017-09-13* Have tried to work around this program for months. It is clumsy and difficult to even to configure the basic info. I'm a club race secretary so no stranger to the requirements in race program. There must be a better solution for the iPhone One star, It has a pigeon on the homepage.... **Developer response:** 20 year old app, please give it another try. ### 3/5 — Complicated *2016-10-11, version 1.71* This has the potential to be a great app but there are no instructions. I have spent hours trying to fathom it out but it still will not work as per the description photos. ## Frequently asked questions about SimpleFlight Pigeon ### What is flightControlRP used for? flightControlRP is a tool for pigeon racers to track and calculate YPM (yards per minute) or MPM (meters per minute) for their races. It also provides weather data for race stations and allows real-time progress tracking. ### Does flightControlRP have ads? No, flightControlRP does not contain advertisements. ### What devices is flightControlRP compatible with? flightControlRP is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. ### How often is flightControlRP updated? The latest version, 1.80, was released on May 16, 2017. The app has not been updated since then. ### What is the age rating for flightControlRP? flightControlRP has an age rating of 4+. ### Can I enter latitude and longitude in different formats? Yes, flightControlRP supports entering latitude and longitude in DMS (degrees, minutes, seconds), GPS, and Decimal formats. ### What is the user rating for flightControlRP? flightControlRP has a rating of 2.3 stars from 12 ratings. ### Does flightControlRP offer a free trial? flightControlRP is completely free to download and use, so no trial period is necessary. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 2.0.1 — 2026-09-27 Fixes from the first race weekend: • The Stations list keeps its place while you scroll. • BENZING Live's race start and stop notifications no longer pop up an error; only arrivals are recorded. • Races that last more than a day: the race stays on the Race tab until you end it, times show the day when it isn't today, and the card shows which day of the race it is. • When the birds are late, the speed on the Race tab falls to what would bring the first bird home now, until one arrives. ### 2.0.0 — 2026-09-26 Rebuilt from the ground up for today's iPhone and iPad. • Expected arrival from the wind along the line of flight, updated as the birds fly. • Weather ahead of the birds: rain, low cloud, poor visibility and headwind flagged station by station. • The line of flight over radar, satellite and animated wind. • Speed slider with mph, miles flown and miles to go; a bird on the map that moves with it. • BENZING Live arrivals recorded automatically via a Shortcuts automation (iOS 27 or later). • Races and tosses by season, CSV import, a race card to share. • Your loft and stations from flightControlRP are imported on first launch. • New name, new icon, same YPM calculator underneath. ### 1.80 — 2017-05-16 This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. Minor Update, 64bit. ### 1.71 — 2015-06-08 Windspeed is now correct and other minor fixes. ### 1.70 — 2014-03-28 Changed weather provider to OpenWeatherMap. 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