xWind vs PointGuard

xWind is an easy to use tool to assist pilots in evaluating wind conditions with respect to head, cross and tailwind limitations. Once setup, the xWind app provides all information in one single screen, requiring minimal user interaction during high workload phases of flight, displaying: - Current wind direction and speed - Runway course - Cross and head or tailwind components - Currently applied wind limits - 'Forbidden' wind angles based on the current wind speed - Maximum wind speed table based on current wind limits ​ Reference wind, runway course, as well as wind limits, can all be adjusted on the main screen by either dragging the wind arrow, course rose or wind limit lines. A settings button at the bottom presents a popup screen where both the units for wind speed (Kts or Mps) and the default values for wind limits can be specified. In addition to the general setting for wind speed units, the user can select the alternative units for only the current wind, wind components and maximum winds table by double tapping the wind display at the top of the main screen. When operating from a Kts country into Mps territory, this option allows to set the current wind and see the maximum allowed winds in Mps, based on limits that are still set in Kts. Or vice versa.... xWinds supports iOS darkmode.

PointGuard is a points, good-year, and retirement tracker built for U.S. National Guard and Reserve members — by a serving Guard NCO. Your official record system shows the past. PointGuard models the future: it tracks every retirement point, warns you before a good year slips away, and shows your retirement math out in the open — including the reduced (early) retirement-age credit that almost everyone miscalculates. WHAT YOU GET, FREE - Points dashboard — a clear good-year ring and your career totals at a glance - Every point, every year — log drills, AT, and orders, or import your history from your points statement - Scan a statement or orders with your camera and confirm the numbers — read on your device - Retirement projection — pay-table math, VA disability, and the early retirement-age calculation, with the formula shown - Good-year alerts — local reminders before a year is at risk - Drill-pay calculator and a pension planner with live sliders - Backup and restore your data as a file you control BUILT FOR HOW GUARD/RESERVE ACTUALLY WORKS - Reduced (early) retirement-age credit, computed under current law - Retention/Retirement (R/R) year tracking, not calendar-year guesswork - Active-duty, technician (FERS), and AGR paths - TSP, BRS government match, and Blended vs High-3 PRIVACY FIRST PointGuard has no account and no server for your service data. Everything stays on your device — no tracking, no ads, no selling your data. Scanning happens on-device. You can erase everything at any time. SOURCES PointGuard helps you organize and project your own records. Every figure it shows is drawn from these official U.S. government sources — always verify against them and with your RPAM and finance office: - Reserve/Guard retirement, good years, and reduced retirement age (10 U.S.C. 12731-12733): https://uscode.house.gov - DoD reserve retirement policy (DoD Instruction 1215.07): https://www.esd.whs.mil/Directives/ - Military basic pay tables: https://militarypay.defense.gov/Pay/Basic-Pay/ - Retired pay computation: https://www.dfas.mil/RetiredMilitary/ - Blended Retirement System: https://militarypay.defense.gov/BlendedRetirement/ - VA disability compensation rates: https://www.va.gov/disability/compensation-rates/ - Thrift Savings Plan (TSP): https://www.tsp.gov - FERS civilian retirement (dual-status technicians): https://www.opm.gov/retirement-center/fers-information/ PointGuard is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the U.S. government or any official military personnel or pay system. Every projection is an estimate.