FlightSpan vs Jeb's Horizon EFB

A complete flight operations software solution specifically designed for remote contexts. FlightSpan provides flight crews with tools for flight planning, daily flight logs/journey logs, weight and balance, takeoff and landing performance, departure and arrival briefings with company runway charts, flight tracking and two way communications (when paired with a v2 Tracker), moving map with capability to use custom/company navigation charts, Notam and hazard identification tracking and more.

Jeb's Flight Bag is a next-generation Electronic Flight Bag built for pilots who want a serious cockpit toolkit without the lock-in of subscription-only iPad apps. WHAT YOU GET – Moving map with FAA VFR Sectional, IFR Low, IFR High, satellite, and dark-mode tile layers. – Live ADS-B traffic via Sentry, Stratux, Stratus, Garmin GDL, uAvionix SkyEcho — anything that broadcasts GDL90 over WiFi. – Real WAAS GPS from your portable receiver — even on a WiFi-only iPad with no internal GPS chip. – NEXRAD weather radar over the US (Iowa State Mesonet, sub-km, ~2 min refresh) and RainViewer worldwide composite outside CONUS. – FAA d-TPP approach plates with georeferenced ownship overlay — the aircraft chevron moves on the plate at the right pixel position as you fly. – METAR / TAF / NOTAMs / SIGMETs / PIREPs / TFRs / winds aloft, with color-coded VFR / MVFR / IFR / LIFR flight category dots at every airport on the map. – Two-finger touch ruler — measure nm + bearing between any two points. – Synthetic-vision PFD-style attitude indicator from your device's IMU. The rotation-vector sensor is fused even on tablets without a gyroscope. – ATC frequency reference, nearest airports / navaids / fixes, ICAO route export, auto-routing with SID/STAR insertion. – Pilot's Operating Handbook reference — Cessna 152, 172, 182, Piper PA-28, Cirrus SR22, plus PDF upload that uses Claude AI to extract V-speeds, weights, fuel, and performance numbers from any aircraft's POH. – Performance calculator: density altitude, takeoff / landing distance with weight, headwind, and POH baseline corrections. – On-device LLM copilot — answers flight-planning questions, decodes METAR-ese, walks emergency checklists. Routes to Anthropic's Claude API when an API key is configured, falls back to bundled MLC LLM locally on capable hardware. WHO IT'S FOR – Student pilots who want a capable EFB without a big yearly bill. – International pilots flying outside FAA territory — the moving map and radar are worldwide; everything else gracefully falls back to the relevant regional AIP via browser deep-link. – AI-curious aviators who want a copilot in the cockpit without sending their flight data to a corporate server. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW – Coverage today is North America (United States + Canada). Airports, navaids, fixes, airways, approach plates, and ADS-B fallback are sourced from FAA / Nav Canada data. The moving map renders worldwide via OpenStreetMap tiles, but other layers are best-effort outside North America. – This app is provided for situational awareness ONLY. It is NOT a primary navigation source and NOT a substitute for current sectionals, plates, or certified onboard avionics. Read the in-app liability disclaimer before flight. – Sentry, Stratus, Stratux, Garmin GDL, and SkyEcho are trademarks of their respective owners. Orchestr Aerospace Inc. is not affiliated with any receiver manufacturer. – Optional Claude API key (from console.anthropic.com) unlocks AI POH parsing and the on-device copilot. Without a key, regex-based POH import + offline copilot still work. NOT FOR – Use as a sole means of compliance with FAA, EASA, Transport Canada, or other regulatory navigation requirements. – Replacement of certified onboard avionics or current published charts. – Operations where loss of the EFB would create a safety hazard. JEB'S PRO SUBSCRIPTION Jeb's Pro is offered as an auto-renewing monthly or annual subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.orchestrsim.com/privacy