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This app saved me over 30 minutes in preflighting I really recommend for student pilots and GA pilots
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This app provides comprehensive preflight weather briefings, route planning, and weight & balance calculations for general aviation pilots. It summarizes conditions, highlights hazards, and assesses flight risks to ensure safe departures. Supports custom aircraft profiles and personal minimums.
✓Weather briefings with AI summaries
✓Route planning with hazard highlighting
✓Weight & balance calculations
✓Personal minimums and alerts
✓Flight risk assessment (FRAT)
✓Regional weather charts and NOTAMs
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What's New in SkyBrief
1.2.1
April 2, 2026
What's New in 1.2.1: - Weather Charts Expanded
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FAQ
What is SkyBrief?
SkyBrief is a free preflight tool for general aviation pilots. It provides weather briefings, route planning, weight and balance calculations, and flight risk assessments to help ensure safe departures.
Is SkyBrief free to use?
Yes, SkyBrief is completely free to use. It does not have any advertisements or in-app purchases, and it does not track user data.
What kind of weather information does SkyBrief provide?
SkyBrief offers instant METAR and TAF data, flight category (VFR/MVFR/IFR/LIFR), wind components, cloud layers, visibility, and temperature. It also includes an AI-powered summary of conditions and a go/no-go recommendation.
Can SkyBrief help with route planning?
Yes, SkyBrief allows you to enter departure, destination, and waypoints. It checks weather along your route, highlights hazards, and generates a NavLog with details like ground speeds, leg times, and fuel burn.
Does SkyBrief support custom aircraft profiles?
Yes, SkyBrief supports multiple aircraft types and allows for custom profiles for your own airplane, including weight and balance calculations with a visual CG envelope plot.
How does SkyBrief help pilots manage personal minimums?
You can set your personal minimums for ceiling, visibility, wind, and gusts within SkyBrief. The app then checks every briefing against these minimums and flags any violations with color-coded alerts.
What devices is SkyBrief available on?
SkyBrief is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It also features a dark mode called "Midnight Cockpit" for night operations.
How often is SkyBrief updated?
The latest version of SkyBrief is 1.1.0, which was last updated on February 28, 2026. The app is designed to pull data directly from aviationweather.gov and the National Weather Service.